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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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“In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.” ~~ Carter G. Woodson

 

Filed Under: Attitude, Carter G. Woodson, Tolerance



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“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other is wings.” ~~ Hodding Carter

 

Filed Under: Children, Dreams, Education, Hodding Carter

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“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” ~~ Alexander Graham Bell

 

Filed Under: Alexander Graham Bell, Success

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“Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.” ~~ Albus Dumbledore, in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” by J.K. Rowling

 

Filed Under: Age, J. K. Rowling



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“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” ~~ John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

 

Filed Under: Courage, John F. Kennedy

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“We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.” ~~ Mao Tse-Tung

 

Filed Under: Achievement, Attitude, Mao Tse-Tung

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“Nothing happens unless first a dream.” ~~ Carl Sandburg

 

Filed Under: Achievement, Carl Sandbug, Dreams

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“To control and sort young people for the sake of institutional efficiency is to crush the human spirit.” ~~   Ron Miller

 

Filed Under: Age, Children, Education, Knowledge, Learning, Ron Miller, Teaching

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