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    I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think.

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Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art read more

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.

by Aristotle Found in: Education Quotes,
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Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has
learned in school.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has
learned in school.

by John Dryden Found in: Education Quotes,
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What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to
teach and instruct our youth?
[Lat., read more

What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to
teach and instruct our youth?
[Lat., Quod enim munus reiplicae afferre majus, meliusve
possumus, quam si docemus atque erudimus juventutem?]

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The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

by Sydney J. Harris Found in: Education Quotes,
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Culture is "To know the best that has been said and thought in
the world."

Culture is "To know the best that has been said and thought in
the world."

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Education Quotes,
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Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.

Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.

by Henry Adams Found in: Education Quotes, Fact Quotes,
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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.

by Bob Marley Found in: Education Quotes,
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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. -James Baldwin.

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. -James Baldwin.

by James Baldwin Found in: Education Quotes,
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Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

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