Famous Quotes (Marc Dastous)
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Marc explains: "This is a glossary of famous quotes that I compiled to go with Jan Dierckx's block Random Quotes (http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=9743) Block. These quotes are education and inspirational in nature."
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PassionTeaching is not a profession; it's a passion. |
PerfectionPleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. |
PleasureIt has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought--that is to be educated. Edith Hamilton |
PrepareA good education is not so much one which prepares a man to succeed in the world, as one which enables him to sustain a failure. Bernard Iddings Bell Chaplain, University of Chicago |
Press onNothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, 'Press on,' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. Calvin Coolidge |
ProsperityIf I were asked ... to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of Americans ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply: To the superiority of their women. |
ProverbIf you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. Chinese proverb |
ProvisionsEducation is the best provision for old age. |