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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“Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.” ~~ Alexander Hamilton
“I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.” ~~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ~~ Dr. Seuss
“The most important sex organ is the brain.” ~~ Regina Brett
“There’s tons of magic in the world, and it’s all science.” ~~ Martha Beck, at TEDx San Diego 2011
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him. ” ~~ Maya Angelou
“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.” ~~ Amelia Earhart
“Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.” ~~ Samuel Ullman
