Inspirational Quotations About Education / School / University / College

September means back to school for students, staff and teachers! Let these words of wisdom get you in the mood. 

1. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." ― Nelson Mandela

education quotation nelson mandela

2. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ― Albert Einstein

Einstein genius quotation

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

Learn as if you were to live forever.

4. “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” ― Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde Never be over educated

5. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― Augustine of Hippo

world is a book quotation

6. “Only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers.” ― Steven Spielberg

spawn a generation of writers

7. “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” ― Mark Twain

8. “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ― Margaret Mead

Children must be taught how to think

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

educating heart

10. “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” ― Plutarch

but a fire to be kindled ― Plutarch

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