The power of education is undeniable all across the world, both socially and personally, in both developing and developed countries. It has even been referred to by the U.N. as the universal “passport to human development.”

With that in mind, here are some of the most thought-provoking and inspiring quotes on education, from several well-known and important figures across time, helping to articulate the true value that can come from receiving one:

1. “It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time — for we are bound by that — but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.
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   – T.S. Eliot
2. “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.”
   – B.B. King
3. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
   – Frederick Douglas
4. “Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.”
   – Leonardo da Vinci
5. “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
   – Maya Angelou
6. “So let us wage a global struggle against illiteracy, poverty, and terrorism, and let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.”
   – Malala Yousafzai
7. “Slavery is one of the worst forms of violence – as is the denial of education. Education is key to liberating children from slavery.”
   – Kailash Satyarthi
8. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
   – John Dewey
9. “The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”
   – Malcolm Forbes
10. “Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.”
    – Daniel J. Boorstin

– Mayra Vega

Sources: Better World, Brainy Quote, Good Housekeeping, Inspirational Quotes, Learning Revolution, Positivity Blog, Rasmussen College, U.N., UN Foundation Blog
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