Quotes about education
402 quotes from 240 people
Everyone who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Decay of Lying (1889), Spoken by “Vivian.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951On Certainty (1969), 378- Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Culture and Value (1980), p. 64e
The difficulty in philosophy is to say no more than we know.
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951The Blue Book (c. 1931–1935; published 1965), p. 45At the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded.
Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951On Certainty (1969), 253- Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951Philosophical Occasions 1912-1951 (1993), Ch. 7: Remarks on Frazer’s Golden Bough, p. 123
Mary Wollstonecraft1759–1797A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Ch. 3Education is one of the blessings of life — and one of its necessities.
Malala Yousafzaiborn 1997Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (December 10, 2014)One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution.
Malala Yousafzaiborn 1997Speech to the United Nations Youth Assembly, New York (12 July 2013)If you want to get laid, go to college, but if you want an education, go to the library.
