Education Quotes
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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“The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to. … No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.” ~~ Richard Feynman
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” ~~ Steven Wright
“We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. ” ~~ Barack Obama
“Learning is not a spectator sport.” ~~ Anonymous
“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin
“I think the reward for conformity is everyone likes you but yourself. ” ~~ Rita Mae Brown
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~~ Marcel Proust
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” ~~ Bertrand Russell
