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A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.
Education, n. One of the few thing a fellow is willing to pay for and not get.
Education, n. One of the few thing a fellow is willing to pay for and not get.
To be able to be caught up into the world of thought that is being educated.
To be able to be caught up into the world of thought that is being educated.
Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat.
Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat.
We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, read more
We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing.
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. read more
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.
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.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any read more
Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.