1. “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire” – William Butler Yeats, poet
2. “No one has yet realised the wealth of sympaty, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure” – Emma Goldman, activist and writer
3. “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening” – Larry King, television and radio host
4. “Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school” – Albert Einstein, scientist
5. “Learning is not compulsory…neither is survival” – W Edwards Deming, engineer
6. “Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself” – Julia Cameron, teacher and writer
7. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it” – Aristotle, philosopher
8. “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence” – Robert Frost, poet
9. “A sense of curiosity is nature’s original school of education” – Smiley Blanton, psychiatrist and writer
10. “Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge” – Mark Twain; humorist, writer, and lecturer
Source: Reader’s Digest