“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” ~~ Jacques Barzun
Filed Under: Jacques Barzun, Teaching
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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“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” ~~ Jacques Barzun
Filed Under: Jacques Barzun, Teaching
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” ~~ Joseph Addison
Filed Under: Education, Joseph Addison, Knowledge, Learning, Reading
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” ~~ Anne Frank
Filed Under: Anne Frank, Attitude
“What’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.” ~~ Mahatma Gandhi
Filed Under: Character, Choices, Determination, Mahatma Gandhi
“You always pass failure on the way to success.” ~~ Mickey Rooney
Filed Under: Mickey Rooney, Risk, Success
“Don’t set your wit against a child.” ~~ Jonathan Swift
Filed Under: Children, Intelligence, Jonathan Swift
“If you want to do it, you can do it. The question is, do you want to do it? Nellie Bly
Filed Under: Choices, Determination, Goals, Nellie Bly, Success
“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” ~~ Dalai Lama
Filed Under: Dalai Lama, Tolerance