50 Inspirational Education Quotes to Spark a Love of Learning

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” – Albert Einstein

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” – Malcolm Forbes

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” – Albert Einstein

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” – Robert Frost

“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” – Robert M. Hutchins

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

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“Education is not the key to success, education is the key to change.” – Will Smith

“The true test of education is not how much you know, but how you feel and act.” – Unknown

“Education is not a destination, it’s a journey.” – Unknown

“The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” – Malcolm Forbes

“The true test of education is not how much you know, but how you feel and act.” – Unknown

“Education is not a destination, it’s a journey.” – Unknown

“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” – Robert M. Hutchins

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. – Albert Einstein

The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”– Dr. Seuss

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi Annan

“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” – Mark Twain

“Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.” – Chinese proverb

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” ― Robert Frost

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” ― Aristotle

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education.” – John Hersey

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” – Bill Nye

“You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.” – Conrad Hall

“Wisdom…. comes not from age, but from education and learning.” ― Anton Chekhov

“A good education is a foundation for a better future.” – Elizabeth Warren

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” ― Jim Rohn

“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.” ― Michel Legrand

“Do not confine your children to your own learning for they were born in another time.” – Hebrew Proverb

“With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.” ― Malala Yousafzai

“Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way.” –George Evans

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.” – Voltaire

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”― Albert Einstein

“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” – Malcolm S. Forbes

“Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It’s about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life. – Shakuntala Devi

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” — Henry Ford

“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” ― B.B. King

“All things good to know are difficult to learn.” – Greek proverb

“The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.” – William Burroughs

“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra K. Trenfor

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus

“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” – Tom Bodett