Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. Ernest Dimnet
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
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship. Aeschylus
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon. Alexander Pope
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. Ambrose Bierce
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know. Daniel J. Boorstin
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
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course. Peter Drucker
To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. A. A. Milne
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. Sydney J. Harris
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny. Charles Barkley
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. B. F. Skinner
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre. Gail Godwin
Education is all a matter of building bridges. Ralph Ellison