Educational Quotes

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To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another. — Benjamin Jowett
Almost all education has a political motive: it aims at strengthening some group, national or religious or even social, in the competition with other groups.… — Bertrand Russell
Of all the joyous motives of school life, the love of knowledge is the only abiding one; the only one which determines the scale, so… — Charlotte Mason
Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education. — Zhuangzi
Education is soul crafting. — Cornel West
For the sole true end of education is simply this: to teach men how to learn for themselves; and whatever instruction fails to do this… — Dorothy L. Sayers
The most beautiful things in the creating of the child are his "mistakes." The more a child's work is full of these individual mistakes the… — Franz Cizek
The more you use your mind, the more you'll have to use. — George Amos Dorsey
Education is understanding relationships. — George Washington Carver
I know of nothing more inspiring than that of making discoveries for ones self. — George Washington Carver
One never learns to understand truly anything but what one loves. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself… — Grayson L. Kirk
In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how. — Harry Wong
A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers. — Helen Keller
We should seek to be fellow students with the pupil, and should learn of, as well as with him, if we would be most helpful… — Henry David Thoreau
Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. — Jane Goodall
All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent. — John F. Kennedy
The only way to be totally free is through education. — Jose Marti
Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves. — Maria Montessori
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. — Marie Curie

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