“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed,it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~~ Margaret Mead
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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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“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” ~~ Confucius
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” ~~ Leo Buscaglia
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. ” ~~ Bertrand Russell
“There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.” ~~ Thomas Jefferson
“The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty — it is the effectiveness of the teacher.” ~~ Harry K. Wong
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” ~~ Og Mandino
“And Max, the king of all wild things, was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.” ~~ Maurice Sendak (from “Where the Wild Things Are”)
