Quotes about education
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Bertrand Russell1872–1970Why I Am Not a Christian (1927)It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it.
Carl Sagan1934–1996Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994), p. 159Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana1863–1952The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906), Vol. I, Reason in Common Sense, This famous statement has produced many paraphrases and variants:- George Santayana1863–1952The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy (1911), p. 58
- George Santayana1863–1952The Sense of Beauty (1896), Pt. III, Form; § 30: “The average modified in the direction of pleasure.”, p. 125
The condition of mankind is to be weary of what we do know, and afraid of what we do not.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax1633–1695Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), “Moral Thoughts and Reflections”The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery.
Albert Schweitzer1875–1965The Spiritual Life (1947), p. 102All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
Walter Scott1771–1832Letter to J. G. Lockhart (c. 16 June 1830), in H. J. C. Grierson (ed.), Letters of Sir Walter Scott, vol. 11 (1936)It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing.
Seneca the Younger5 BC–AD 65Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXXXVIII: On liberal and vocational studies, Line 45.
Dr. Seuss1904–1991On becoming a writer, NY Times (May 21, 1986)To be a well-favoured man is the gift of Fortune; but to write and read comes by Nature.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene III, spoken by DogberryIn contextNo profit grows where is no pleasure ta’en;
In brief, sir, study what you most affect.William Shakespeare1564–1616The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1591), Act I, Scene I, spoken by TranioIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Antony and Cleopatra (c. 1606), Act I, Scene II, spoken by SoothsayerIn context