Educational Sayings

28 sayings found from the Ancient era from 28 authors

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

— Saint Paul c. 62-64 CE
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Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.

— Pythagoras c. 570-495 BCE (attributed later)
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A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

— Hippocrates c. 460-370 BCE
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Even a fool learns something once it hits him.

— Homer c. 8th Century BCE
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Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

— Moses c. 13th-15th century BCE (traditional dating)
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The student of virtue has no time for idleness.

— Confucius c. 5th century BCE
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Whoso follows the teachings of Ahura Mazda, him Ahura Mazda will guide.

— Zoroaster c. 6th century BCE
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The essence of knowledge is to know the self.

— Mahavira circa 5th-6th century BCE
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The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.

— Saint Augustine
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What do I gain by learning these things?

— Euclid c. 300 BCE
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Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

— Eratosthenes c. 250 BCE
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I am not afraid of the judgment of history.

— Cleopatra c. 50-30 BCE
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The greatest treasure is a good conscience.

— Constantine the Great c. 330
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I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

— Alexander the Great 340 BCE
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Experience is the teacher of all things.

— Julius Caesar 40s BCE
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I was never anxious to please the mob, for I have not learned what pleases it.

— Epicurus c. 300 BCE
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When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

— Marcus Aurelius c. 161-180 AD
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live.

— Seneca c. 65 AD
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By discovering the enemy's dispositions and remaining invisible ourselves, we can keep our forces concentrated, while the enemy's must be divided.

— Sun Tzu c. 5th century BC
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

— Diogenes c. 350 BCE
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