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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life
I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.
I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which read more
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.
Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do read more
Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know.
I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get read more
I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do.
Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.
Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.
Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both read more
Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
