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This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

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“Habit is the nursery of errors.” ~~   Victor Hugo

 

Filed Under: Change, Experience, Learning, Victor Hugo



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“In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.” ~~   Henry David Thoreau

 

Filed Under: Attitude, Choices, Determination, Dreams, Henry David Thoreau, Success

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“It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come. ” ~~ Dalai Lama

 

Filed Under: Attitude, Dalai Lama, Happiness

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“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s a day you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it.” ~~ Margaret Thatcher

 

Filed Under: Achievement, Choices, Margaret Thatcher, Self-Discipline



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“Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.” ~~ Regina Brett

 

Filed Under: Change, Experience, God, Regina Brett

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“A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.” ~~ Regina Brett

 

Filed Under: Determination, Experience, Goals, Regina Brett

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“It is today that we create the world of the future.” ~~   Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Filed Under: Children, Choices, Dreams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Learning, Life

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“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” ~~ Frederick Douglass

 

Filed Under: Frederick Douglass, Justice

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