“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.” ~~ Mary McLeod Bethune
Filed Under: Life, Mary McLeod Bethune, Reading
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.”
Welcome. I am Barbara Feldman, a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, blogger, tech evangelist, empty-nest mom and wife. Read more.
“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” ~~
Niels Bohr
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” ~~ Albus Dumbledore, in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling
“What we’re all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.” ~~ Oprah Winfrey
“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” ~~ Sam Levenson
“Watch your thoughts for they become words.
Watch your words for they become actions.
Watch your actions for they become habits.
Watch your habits for they become your character.
And watch your character for it becomes your destiny.
What we think, we become.
My father always said that… and I think I am fine.”
~~ Margaret Thatcher
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” ~~ Malcolm Forbes
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” ~~ Albert Einstein
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