Quotes about Education

A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

Beware of the person of one book.

Whether, besides Philosophy, any Further Doctrine Is Required? Objection 1: It seems that, besides philosophical science, we have no need of any further knowledge. For man should not seek to know what is above reason: "Seek not the things that are too high for thee" (Ecclus. 3:22). But whatever is not above reason is fully treated of in philosophical science. Therefore any other knowledge besides philosophical science is superfluous.

I fear the man of a single book.

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

Each year I have grown and learned new things.

No man is truly educated unless he knows where he came from, why he is here, and where he can expect to go in the next life.

Historia magistra vitae est

What is sweeter than lettered ease?

If no use is made of the labours of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

They must be plans for learning rather than plans for implementation.

Children need to do more than learn new skills. The theory of capabilities suggests they need to be challenged. They need to solve hard problems. They need to develop values. When you find yourself providing more and more experiences that are not giving children an opportunity to be deeply engaged, you are not equipping them with the processes they need to succeed in the future.