10 Inspiring celebrity quotes about education

Even if your school days are long behind you, the importance of learning never goes away. These quotes from celebrities are sure to inspire you to stay curious, inquisitive and hungry for knowledge even if you never plan to set foot in a classroom again.

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

"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

"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

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school" – Albert Einstein

"Learning is not compulsory…neither is survival" W Edwards Deming

"Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself" – Julia Cameron

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" – Aristotle

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

"A sense of curiosity is nature's original school of education" – Smiley Blanton

"Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge" – Mark Twain

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