“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ~ Herman Melville
Filed Under: Herman Melville, Success
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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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ~ Herman Melville
Filed Under: Herman Melville, Success
“College is a refuge from hasty judgment.” ~~ Robert Frost
Filed Under: Education, Robert Frost
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” ~~ Thornton Wilder
Filed Under: Gratitude
“It’s not what is poured into a student, but what is planted.” ~~ Linda Conway
Filed Under: Knowledge, Learning, Linda Conway, Teaching
“The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.” ~~ Bishop Mandell Creighton
Filed Under: Attitude, Bishop Mandell Creighton, Education, Enthusiasm, Intelligence, Knowledge, Learning, Limits, Optimism, Teaching
“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” ~~ Leo Buscaglia
Filed Under: God, Leo Buscaglia, Success, Talent
“Fathers send their sons to college either because they went to college or because they didn’t.” ~~L. L. Henderson
Filed Under: Dreams, Education, L. L. Henderson
“It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.” ~~ Regina Brett
Filed Under: God, Learning, Life, Regina Brett