“Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.” ~~ Elie Wiesel
Filed Under: Attitude, Elie Wiesel, Optimism, Tolerance
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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“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” ~~ Aesop
“They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions … but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” ~~ Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Chapter 11
“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.” ~~ Henry David Thoreau
“We know that education is everything to our children’s future. We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world.” ~~ Barack Obama
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~~ Maya Angelou
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ~~ Theodore Roosevelt
“A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is
prepared for life.” ~~ Reverend Edward A. Malloy
