10 quotes on education by great Greek Philosophers and teachers

We gathered the following exemplary short education quotes for students and teachers by philosophers of education (among others) which show in a concentrated way the insights that emerged from Greek philosophy about teaching and education.

10 ancient Greek quotes on education:

    1. Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel (Socrates)

    2. I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think (Socrates)

    3. Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men (Pythagoras)

    4. Only the educated are free (Epictetus)

     5. The happy man is the one with a healthy body, a wealthy soul and a well-educated nature (Thales)

   6. Root of honesty and virtue lies in good education (Plutarch)

    7. There is nothing more divine than education. It is only through education that one truly becomes man (Plato)

    8. The root of education is bitter, the fruit is sweet (Isocrates)

 

    9. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit (Aristotle)

    10.  Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all (Aristotle)

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