"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained."
James A. Garfield (1831-1881), 20th president of US
Subject EducationJames A. Garfield (1831-1881), 20th president of US
"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity." - Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek critic; philosopher
"Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned." - Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985), Anglo-American novelist & prolific author of popular fiction
"It's one thing to learn about court procedures and rules at school, but when students can leave the classroom and see what they're learning first hand, the information makes a big impact. ... Students will see real court cases affecting real people's lives today." - Robert Foshee (1973- ), American civics teacher
"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught." - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish writer & poet
"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives." - Robert Maynard Hutchins (1899-1977), Educational philosopher
"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." - Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986), American journalist
"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better." - Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), American abolitionist
"It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish." - S. I. Hayakawa (1906-1992), University president and pschologist
"Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater." - Gail Godwin (1937- ), American novelist & short story writer
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." - John Dewey (1859-1952), American philiosopher, education reformer
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." - Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), American inventor
"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." - Galileo (1564-1642), Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician
"Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't." - Pete Seeger (1919- ), Folk singer, political activist
"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance." - E. E. Cummings (1894-1962), US poet
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't." - Anatole France (1844-1924), French novelist
"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained." - James A. Garfield (1831-1881), 20th president of US
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek critic, philosopher
"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." - B. F. Skinner (1904-1990), US psychologist
"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." - Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), English philosopher
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