“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
“A professor can never better distinguish himself in his work than by encouraging a clever pupil, for the true discoverers are among them, as comets amongst the stars.” ~~ Linnaeus
“When schools flourish, all flourishes.” ~~ Martin Luther
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” ~~ Eleanor Roosevelt
“That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil’s means; great teachers foresee a pupil’s ends.” ~~ Maria Callas
“If my father had not been the kind who encouraged his children to pursue intellectual interests without any thought of profit, our early curiosity about flying would have been nipped too early to bear fruit.” ~~ Orville Wright
“A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him.” ~~ James Baldwin
“A word as to the education of the heart. We don’t believe that this can be imparted through
books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher.” ~~ Cesar Chavez
