Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats
Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. – George Washington Carver
A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching. – A. Bartlett Giamatti
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. – John F. Kennedy
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. – Will Durant
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. – Horace Mann
I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained. – Walt Disney
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. – Emma Goldman
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few. – Will Rogers
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life. – Plato
Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. – Clifford Stoll
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn. – Alvin Toffler
I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. – Carl Sagan
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. – Ambrose Bierce
Learn to think continentally. – Alexander Hamilton
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. – Abigail Adams
Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. – Ambrose Bierce
An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style. – Alan K. Simpson
When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes. – Desiderius Erasmus
