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Education Sayings and Quotes. Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old education quotes, education sayings, and education proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources. “ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. We’ve shared our favorite quotes about learning so for this post, the premise is simple enough and the format explains itself: 50 of the best quotes about teaching. 50 Of The Best Quotes About Teaching. ‘Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire.’ –W.B.

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The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds.
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Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.
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- Leonard Ravenhill

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- Martin Luther

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They are not the best students who are most dependent on books. What can be got out of them is at best only material; a man must build his house for himself.
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ.
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The truest view of life has always seemed to me to be that which shows that we are here not to enjoy, but to learn.
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When one considers our nation's educational foundations -- Harvard, Yale, Princeton and most of our respected institutions were originally Christian -- it becomes evident why we, as Christians, maintain a passion about remaining true to the foundations of Scripture.
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It is so important that our churches, our Christian schools and we, as individuals, do not allow non-Christian influences to influence our beliefs.
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- Thomas Aquinas

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No man who worships education has got the best out of education. Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete.

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Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

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Want to know why American students' SAT scores are falling? We've kicked the light of the world out of the classroom.
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When general observations are drawn from so many particulars as to become certain and indisputable, these are jewels of knowledge.

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Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?

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The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense.

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The child taught to believe any occurrence a good or evil omen, or any day of the week lucky, hath a wide inroad made upon the soundness of his understanding.
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Men are more inclined to ask curious questions, than to obtain necessary instruction.
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Knowledge that terminates in curiosity and speculation is inferior to that which is useful; and of all useful knowledge that is the most so which consists in a due care and just notion of ourselves.
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It is a fact that unless children are brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, they, and the society which they constitute or control, will go to destruction. Consequently, when a state resolves that religious instruction shall be banished from the schools and other literary institutions, it virtually resolves on self-destruction.
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Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.

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Academical disputation gives vigor and briskness to the mind thus exercised, and relieves the languor of private study and meditation.
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Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life. A child is given to the universe to be educated.

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I've graduated from three universities, and I can tell you that some of the dumbest people on earth are hiding out there.

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A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.
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We seek a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary school prayer. God should never have been expelled from America's classrooms in the first place.
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It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything, to appreciate what we learn, and to arrange what we know.

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Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know.

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God's corrections are our instructions; His lashes our lessons, and His scourges our schoolmasters.
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In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
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He has seen but little of life who does not discern everywhere the effect of early education on men's opinions and habits of thinking. Children bring out of the nursery that which displays itself throughout their lives.
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The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
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The education of the present race of females is not very favorable to domestic happiness. For my own part, I call education, not that which smothers a woman with accomplishments, but that which tends to consolidate a firm and regular system of character. That which tends to form a friend, a companion, and a wife.

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- George Herbert

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Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

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It is not the number of books you read, nor the variety of sermons you hear, nor the amount of religious conversation in which you mix, but it is the frequency and earnestness with which you meditate on these things till the truth in them becomes your own and part of your being, that ensures your growth.
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A good schoolmaster minces his precepts for children to swallow, hanging clogs on the nimbleness of his own soul, that his scholars may go along with him.
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The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.

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The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.

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Solitude is a good school, but the world is the best theatre; the institution is best there, but the practice here; the wilderness hath the advantage of discipline, and society opportunities of perfection.
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- Helen Keller

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I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.
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Life is but one continual course of instruction, The hand of the parent writes on the heart of the child the first faint characters which time deepens into strength so that nothing can efface them.
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Aversion from reproof is not wise. It is a mark of a little mind. A great man can afford to lose; a little, insignificant fellow is afraid of being snuffed out.

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Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
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Exultation that does not flow from education, affections that do not flow from knowing, savoring that does not flow from seeing, feeling that does not flow from thinking - are hollow and rootless - noisy gongs and clanging cymbals. And God is not glorified by artificial and empty passions. True delight is rooted in true doctrine. God-centered Exultation is rooted in God-centered Education.

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Instructors should not only be skilful in those sciences which they teach, but have skill in the method of teaching, and patience in the practice.

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- Thomas Fuller

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- Helen Keller

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Read these educational quotes for students to get inspired and take another step toward your dream.

1. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela

Education is the first step for people to gain the knowledge, critical thinking, empowerment and skills they need to make this world a better place.

2. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” – Mahatma Gandhi

It’s important to seize the day, but always make time to go deeper and wider in your learning.

3. “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity” – Dorothy Parker

The more you learn, the more you want to learn, the more the world becomes more interesting to you, and discovering it becomes more fun.

4. “If You are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people” – Chinese Proverb

There are many ways you can make an impact on the world. But there is no greater impact that you can make than spreading education, and empowering people who’ll empower and teach people, who, in turn, will empower and teach more.

5. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer” – Albert Einstein

Getting education isn’t easy, and most students experience challenges during their degrees. The important thing is to believe in yourself and not give up.

6. “Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself” – Chinese Proverb

You can have access to professors from the best universities in the world, but you still need to be willing to do the work, even when it’s hard. If you can’t do it alone, remember that asking for help is part of doing the work.

7. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin

Education requires costly resources, like time and money, which are often hard to find. But those who do invest these resources, often end up richer – not just because they often improve their financial situation, but because their minds are richer too.

8. “The highest result of education is tolerance” – Hellen Keller

We said it in our vision too. When you educate people, you take down barriers. You help them see what it’s like in other situations, cultures and countries. You create a world that is more tolerant to differences and accepting of all.

9. “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you” – B. B. King

Education is a long term investment. The time and money you put in, the courage you have to move through challenges and persevere… it will all keep paying off for the rest of your life.

10. “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another” – G.K. Chesterton

Education connects you with the stories, theories and accomplishments of faraway cultures and generations. It offers you a body of knowledge greater than you can ever gain on your own in one lifetime.

11. “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows” – Sydney J. Harris

Before embraking on your higher education journey, all you have is your own experience. Education opens a window to thought leaders near and far throughout history, and lets you understand the world in a deeper, more complex way.

12. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education” – Martin Luther King

When you develop critical thinking, you no longer take things for granted. You start questioning why things are the way they are. You learn about people who saw something wrong and had the courage to do things differently in their personal lives, or lead a nation to an impactful transformation. Yes, you need courage and tenacity, but when you get an education, you start realizing you can make a difference too.

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13. “When you educate one person you can change a life, when you educate many you can change the world”- Shai Reshef

Shai Reshef is an educational entrepreneur, founder and president of University of the People, the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited university. He made it his life mission to help open the gates to higher education.

Use These Education Quotes to Take the Next Step Toward Your Dream

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Keep these education quotes nearby. Save them in your favorites, print them out and keep them in your wallet, or hang them on the wall. Read them every time things get tough, and always remind yourself:
You’re worth the effort, so don’t give up on your dream.

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