"He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."
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"Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education."
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"A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins.” Benjamin Franklin"
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"The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free man acknowledges. It is the only security that free man desires."
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"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement."
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"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
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"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune."
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"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
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"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours."
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"The object of education is not to fill a man's mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking."
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"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."
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"When you learn, teach, when you get, give."
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"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something."
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"I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is."
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"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins."
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"Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him."
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"Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love."
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"A lamp can only light another lamp when it continues to burn in its own flame."
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"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it."
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"Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire.""
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