"Education is not the filling of the pail, but, the lighting of the fire."

Yeats, William Butler on Motivation
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"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."

Doren, Mark Van on Teachers and Teaching
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"The mark of a well educated person is not necessarily in knowing all the answers, but in knowing where to find them."

Everett, Douglas on Knowledge
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"Theories and goals of education don't matter a whit if you do not consider your students to be human beings."

Walker, Lou Ann on Students
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"What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human soul."

Addison, Joseph on Education
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"Only the educated are free."

Epictetus on Education
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"The secret in education lies in respecting the student."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on Education
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"Education is the progressive realization of our ignorance."

Einstein, Albert on Education
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"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism."

Wilcox, Colleen on Teachers and Teaching
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"A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron."

Mann, Horace on Teachers and Teaching
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