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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.”

“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.”

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”

“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.”

“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.”

“Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”

“Learning never exhausts the mind.”

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”