Quotes about Education

Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

All intellectual improvement arises from leisure.

I am still learning.

If we provide the young with a strong foundation, we can leave behind a legacy substantially greater than most are able to bequeath. As for the women, the old adage that you invest in a woman, you invest in a generation, still rings true today.

It's good to get good marks, but some students take it on their heart when they score less in future. But the average student, on the contrary, keeps on trying to do something or the other to achieve his goals.

The only difference between your local college and a Christian seminary is that the latter is more honest.

We all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place. The thoroughly well-informed man - that is the modern ideal. And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.

He atones for being occasionally somewhat overdressed by being always absolutely over-educated. He is a very modern type.

Cecily: Oh, yes. Dr. Chasuble is a most learned man. He has never written a single book, so you can imagine how much he knows.

I have forgotten all about my school days. I have a vague impression that they were detestable.

Men have educated us. But not explained you. Describe us as a sex, was her challenge. Sphinxes without secrets.