The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kind... - Cato the Elder

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled through discipline and study."

Cato the Elder Education

Statesman Ancient Rome 234–149

More from Cato the Elder

"Carthago delenda est"

"The budding of virtue is the beginning of liberty"

"Wise men learn from the mistakes of others; fools by their own"

"It is not enough to know what is good; one must have the courage to do it"

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."