Education Quotes

"To be ignorant is to be enslaved."

"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education; to accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun."

"The greatest teacher is necessity; the greatest student is humility."

"When necessity teaches and pride listens, true learning begins."

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought."

"In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired."

"To follow the path, look to the master, but become the path yourself."

"Leisure without study is death; it is a tomb for a living man."

"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."

"The great business of man is to improve his mind."

"In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired."

"If you wish to improve, you must accept appearing foolish to others."

"True education is learning to want what you already have."

"Every person you meet is your teacher if you are wise enough to listen."

"The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their true names."

"The way of learning is none other than to find the lost heart."

"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."

"To teach others is to learn the deepest truths oneself."

"In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence, the second listening, the third remembrance, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others"

"Life without knowledge is like a tree without fruit"

"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor"

"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions"

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"By three methods we may learn the wisdom of the ancients: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

"If one learns from others but does not think, one will be bewildered; if one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in danger."

"Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more."

"In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired."

"The man of wisdom is not the man of many books."