“The wisest mind has something yet to learn.” ~~ George Santayana
Filed Under: Education, Experience, George Santayana, Intelligence, Learning, Wisdom
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 fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” ~~ Sir Winston Churchill
“Who shall kindle others must himself glow.” ~~ Italian Proverb
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” ~~ Edmund Hillary
“If you don’t ask, you don’t get.” ~~ Regina Brett
“Only the educated are free.” ~~ Epictetus
“Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.” ~~ Steven Wright
