Education as a concept does not lend itself to a precise definition. The Oxford Advanced Dictionary, education is the systematic training and instruction of people especially the young ones in schools and colleges.
It is also the training process involving acquiring knowledge and abilities. There are educational quotes by philosophers in the world. These quotes will benefit the learners, teachers and researchers, and all.
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
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- 1 “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
- 2 Question
- 3 Answer
- 4 “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einstein
- 5 Question
- 6 Answer
- 7 “The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”– Dr. Seuss
- 8 Question
- 9 Why the more that you read, the more things, you will know; the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go?
- 10 Answer
- 11 “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
- 12 Question
- 13 Answer
- 14 “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather make a man a more clever devil.” ― C.S. Lewis
- 15 Question
- 16 Answer
- 17 “The learning process continues until the day you die.” – Kirk Douglas
- 18 Question
- 19 Answer
- 20 “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ― W.B. Yeats
- 21 Question
- 22 Answer
- 23 “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow”. – Anthony J. D’Angelo
- 24 Question
- 25 Why we should develop a passion for learning?
- 26 Answer
- 27 “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”. – John Dewey
- 28 Question
- 29 Answer
- 30 “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family”. – Kofi Annan
- 31 Question
- 32 Answer
- 33 “A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read”. – Mark Twain
- 34 Question
- 35 Answer
- 36 “Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army”. – Edward Everett
- 37 Question
- 38 Answer
- 39 “They know enough who know how to learn”. – Henry Adams
- 40 Question
- 41 Why do they know enough who know how to learn?
- 42 Answer
- 43 “Upon the subject of education … I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in”.- Abraham Lincoln
- 44 Question
- 45 Answer
- 46 “Nine-tenths of education is encouragement”. – Anatole France
- 47 Question
- 48 Answer
- 49 “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” ― Thomas Jefferson
- 50 Question
- 51 Answer
- 52 “Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom.” —George Washington Carver
- 53 Question
- 54 Why education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom?
- 55 Answer
- 56 Education shuts the door against ignorance and unlocks the golden door to freedom. Any opportunity is targeted to only educated people.
Question
Why the roots of education are bitter, but the fruit sweet?
Answer
There is a pain when you go to school to acquire knowledge and certificates. You will go through some experiences.
But the success of education is tasty as it will bring about gain, profit, and comfort. The roots are beginning when you start education and the fruits are when you end successfully.
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einstein
Question
Why education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Answer
The education you receive will surely remain to help you when what you learned in school is forgotten. Most of the time, what you learned in school may not work for us again because it takes time.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”– Dr. Seuss
Question
Why the more that you read, the more things, you will know; the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go?
Answer
When you seek knowledge always, you will be familiar with it. When you love to discover new things, so also you will love discovering. As you learn day by day, the more you will have deeper knowledge.
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Question
Why should we live as if we were to die tomorrow and learn as if we were to live forever?
Answer
Learning is forever, even when you are no more. As everyone will live as if to die tomorrow, so also we should learn always.
No one knows when learning will bring opportunity for him or her. Likewise, no one knows what learning will bring to him or her.
“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather make a man a more clever devil.” ― C.S. Lewis
Question
Why education does do without values, as useful as it seems to see rather than make a man a more clever devil?
Answer
Education must be the tool that will bring value to our lives and communities. The beauty of education is to bring positive changes in our lives and make a difference. If our education does not do that, it will become the destruction of society.
“The learning process continues until the day you die.” – Kirk Douglas
Question
Why does the learning process continue until the day you die?
Answer
Learning is continuous; it does not end. We learn until we die and even after we die, people will still learn about our lives, learning about our past life, present life, and future life.
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ― W.B. Yeats
Question
Why education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”
Answer
Education is the light to the darkness of our life. It corrects the wrongs that happen in our society. Education is the tool that closes the door against social vices ad corrects errors.
“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow”. – Anthony J. D’Angelo
Question
Why we should develop a passion for learning?
Answer
Learning requires passion. Passion is the foundation on which learning is built. It is a driving force ad motivation to learn and learn properly. Whenever you have a passion, learning will be fun and interesting.
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”. – John Dewey
Question
Why education is not preparation for life but education is life itself?
Answer
According to the writer, education must be life itself. It should not be a preparation for life. It is life that changes the lives of people who receive an education. If it is the preparation for life, how that education is about the present situation deals with.
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family”. – Kofi Annan
Question
Why knowledge is power; information liberating and education is the premise of progress in every society, in every family?
Answer
Think of all societies and communities that have organs developed. Education must be their pillar. No nation will not cherish education ad expect progress.
In the family, society, church, country, organization, education opens, etc. for progress. Educational information will liberate people from ignorance.
“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read”. – Mark Twain
Question
Why a person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read?
Answer
Some people can’t read. It is natural! Those who can read must have an advantage over those who can’t read. If you are not a reader, you cannot obtain information to give those who can’t read.
What you have is what you will give. The advantage that those who love to read have is to give learning information to those who can’t read.
“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army”. – Edward Everett
Question
Why education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army?
Answer
If a society is blessed with a battalion of soldiers without education, there are still under ignorance and that ignorance will destroy them at last. Enlightenments save the nation more than a standing army.
“They know enough who know how to learn”. – Henry Adams
Question
Why do they know enough who know how to learn?
Answer
If you know how to learn, you know enough. If you love learning, you will be a resourceful person and value the people in society.
“Upon the subject of education … I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in”.- Abraham Lincoln
Question
Why I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in?
Answer
Education subject must be the most subject that learners should be engaged in. The philosopher views it as most important because of its value of enlightenment and orientation.
“Nine-tenths of education is encouragement”. – Anatole France
Question
Why is nine-tenths of education encouraged?
Answer
Education seems to be an encouragement for people. The power of education will encourage and motivate people.
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” ― Thomas Jefferson
Question
Why the man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers?
Answer
Reading is only to read for nothing. Reading must be something that will benefit people. It is a way to contribute meaningfully to the development of society.
“Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom.” —George Washington Carver
Question
Why education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom?
Answer
Education shuts the door against ignorance and unlocks the golden door to freedom. Any opportunity is targeted to only educated people.
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