Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Democracy has become confused with ignorance, lack of discipline, and low tastes … Though educational facilities are within the reach of large numbers, the level of culture is not high. It has become more easy to get into a college and more difficult to get educated. We are taught to read but not trained to think … Those who know better are afraid to speak out but keep step with the average mind. Uncivilized mass-impulses, crowd emotions and class-resentments have taken the place of authority and tradition.

To be ignorant is not the special prerogative of man; to know that he is ignorant is his special privilege.

We invent by intuition, though we prove by logic.