Education Quotes

"An educated mind is a fortress against ignorance."

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it."

"One of the greatest pleasures of reading is that it is a benefit to the poor as well as the rich."

"It is with books as with companions; we should prefer those who elevate and improve us."

"The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate 'apparently ordinary' people to unusual effort."

"Education is the foundation upon which all progress stands."

"The mind that closes itself to new ideas becomes a prison."

"Education opens the mind to infinite possibilities."

"Education forms the common mind; wisdom opens the uncommon heart."

"Education unlocks the treasury of human achievement and possibility."

"I have often heard that 'tis impossible for a woman to possess a mind too cultivated."

"A woman's education is her liberation."

"A woman's mind, when cultivated, becomes her greatest fortune."

"The most dangerous weapon is an educated woman."

"A mind engaged is a life enriched."

"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."

"Passion is the ancient sentiment, education is the modern remedy."

"Education forms the common mind."

"Ignorance is not innocence but sin."

"A natural inclination has ever led me to seek for knowledge."

"The mind, when cultivated, becomes the seat of all excellence."

"Education opens doors the soul never knew existed."

"The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book."

"To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to flee folly is the beginning of wisdom."

"To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge."

"A woman educated is a woman empowered."

"Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned."

"Every moment of our lives teaches us something essential."

"We do not learn by inference and deduction only, but by direct intuition."

"My mistakes and my disappointments were my best teachers."