“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” ~~ Carter G. Woodson
Filed Under: Carter G. Woodson, Education, Teaching
This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
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“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” ~~ Erin Majors
“Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.” ~~Albert Camus
“The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties.” ~~ Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, January 19, 1780
“Information cannot replace education.” ~~ Earl Kiole
“There is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America – there’s the United States of America.” ~~ Barack Obama
“Pay off your credit cards every month.” ~~ Regina Brett
“The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration.” ~~ Allan Bloom
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