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15 quotes by Ezra Cornell

Ezra Cornell (January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman and education administrator. He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agriculture Society and as a state Senator.
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I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise.

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Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.

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I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced... →

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I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I favored a protective... →

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The Soul of man is made an article of merchandize by his fellow man and can such a land be happy? No! Happyness does not dwell in any land that is... →

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The summer of 1830 I... blasted the tunnel through the rock to take water from the dam above the falls for the mill... In 1831 we lowered the tunnel... →

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I have always considered that choosing a companion for life was a very important affair and that my happyness or misery in this life depended on the... →

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As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less harm to the liberties of my... →

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Enquire what the effect of large endowments are upon colleges.

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In 1844, there was a balance of perhaps of a couple of thousand dollars on the cr side.

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There is a great reform required in the education and habits of females.

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Yesterday I staked off the ground on the hill for an orchard. I want to get 1,000 apple trees agrowing.

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I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon.

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