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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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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.  ~ Herman Melville

 

Filed Under: Herman Melville, Success



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“College is a refuge from hasty judgment.” ~~ Robert Frost

 

Filed Under: Education, Robert Frost

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” ~~ Thornton Wilder

 

Filed Under: Gratitude

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“It’s not what is poured into a student, but what is planted.” ~~ Linda Conway

 

Filed Under: Knowledge, Learning, Linda Conway, Teaching



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“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

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“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

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“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

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“It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.” ~~ Regina Brett

 

Filed Under: God, Learning, Life, Regina Brett

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