The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. – John Sterling
Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness. – John Sterling

The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. – John Sterling
Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness. – John Sterling
Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. – John Sterling
Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. – John Sterling
Stuart was an early riser: he was almost always the first person up in the morning. He liked the feeling of being the first one stirring; he enjoyed the quiet rooms with the books standing still on the shelves, the pale light coming in through the windows, and the fresh smell of day. – E.B. White, Stuart Little, 1945