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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“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing — that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” ~~ Richard Feynman
“No man knows what he can do until he tries.” ~~ Carter G. Woodson
“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.” ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It’s my partner.” ~~ Jonas Salk
“Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” ~~ Scott Adams
“Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.” ~~ Regina Brett
“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.” ~~ Dalai Lama
“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.” ~~ Confucius
