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Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.
Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.
Nature has always had more force than education.
Nature has always had more force than education.
The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.
The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
At boarding school there wasn't much time for much of anything except education.
At boarding school there wasn't much time for much of anything except education.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university read more
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.