“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” ~~ Claude Monet
Filed Under: Art, Claude Monet, Love
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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“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” ~~ Claude Monet
Filed Under: Art, Claude Monet, Love
“There was never a good war or a bad peace.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin
Filed Under: Benjamin Franklin, Peace
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” ~~ Thumper’s father
Filed Under: Attitude, Character, Thumper's Father
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.” ~~ Samuel Johnson
Filed Under: Education, Intelligence, Knowledge, Learning, Reading, Samuel Johnson
“It is better to be wrong than to be vague.” ~~ Freeman Dyson
Filed Under: Freeman Dyson, Risk
“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” ~~ Aristotle
Filed Under: Aristotle, Children, Education, Inspiration
“Live out of your imagination, not your history.” ~~ Stephen R. Covey
Filed Under: Attitude, Imagination, Optimism, Stephen R. Covey
“My heart is singing for joy this morning. A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil’s mind, and behold, all things are changed.” ~~ Anne Sullivan
Filed Under: Anne Sullivan, Enthusiasm, Inspiration, Learning, Optimism, Teaching