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The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Literature Quotes,
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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops. -Henry B. Adams.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops. -Henry B. Adams.

by Henry B. Adams Found in: Education Quotes,
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Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

by Joseph Stalin Found in: Education Quotes,
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Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every read more

Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they do not know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it. -Sir William Haley.

by Sir William Haley Found in: Education Quotes,
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The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.

The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.

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For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,And breathed in the face of the foe as he read more

For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd;And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still! - Destruction of Sennacherib, The.

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

by Aristotle Found in: Education Quotes,
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You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Education Quotes,
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Literature is mostly about sex and not much about having children; and life is the other way around.

Literature is mostly about sex and not much about having children; and life is the other way around.

by David Lodge Found in: Literature Quotes,
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