"Education that is merely concerned with the transmission of information is doomed to failure. It must serve the greater and more noble purpose of cultivating the student’s moral character. " ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
"If a student crams, his learning diminishes; and if he “gathers little by little, it shall increase.” " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 13:11
"A synagogue may be turned into a school: but not a school into a synagogue." ~~ Talmud, Megillah
"Busy yourself as much as possible with the study of divine things, not to know them merely, but to do them; and when you close the book, look round you, look within you, to see if your hand can translate into deed something you have learned." ~~ Moses of Evreux
"The great sages were porters, smiths, hewers of wood and drawers of water…accepting nothing from the community." ~~ Maimonides
"A man is lucky if his wife, his studies and his livelihood all come from his own town." ~~ Midrash Mishle
"Who studies gladly for a single hour will learn vastly more than one who studies glumly for hours on end. " ~~ Chaim of Valozhin
"Be very careful in teaching, for an error in teaching is tantamount to a willful transgression." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:13
"Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli
"He who learns by Finding Out has sevenfold The Skill of him who learned by Being Told." ~~ Arthur Guiterman
"A single fool may ask questions which even a thousand Sages cannot answer." ~~ Jacob Emden
"If you understand the why and wherefore of what you learn, you do not forget it quickly." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berakot 5:1
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