Great Education Quotes

Education and its teachers do more for the world than any most any other profession. They mold minds, encourage discipline, and devote precious time to the success of others. Many things have been said about education, both good and bad, and some stand out as more immortal than others. Here is a list of a few of this blogger’s favorite quotes on education and learning:

• “A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.”   – Anonymous

• “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” – John Cotton Dana

• “What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.” – George Bernard Shaw

• “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” –Alvin Toffler

• “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.”    - Aristotle

• “The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

• “The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

• “You can get all A’s and still flunk life.” – Walker Percy

• “The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth.’” – Dan Rather

• “The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.” – anonymous

One Response to “Great Education Quotes”

1. Hipolito M. Wiseman says:

   May 10, 2011 at 10:58 am

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