Mark Twain Quotes

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

I didn't go to school much, so I taught myself what I knew from reading.

Anyone can be self-educated if they find the loose end of something to care about passionately.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.

Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.

I'm a good learner. I am fond of reading and educating myself all the time.

I try never to let my schooling get in the way of my education.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.

I am your original autodidact.

I think a lot of people have grown up with the idea that they can't learn things themselves. They think they need an institution to provide them with knowledge and teach them how to do things. I couldn't disagree more.

I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university.

Always educate yourself.

Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself.

Take advantage of educating yourself.

The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

For me, learning is a continuous process and an all-inclusive one - reading a book, learning a musical instrument or learning the martial art called taekwondo. Teach myself something new - that's my prayer.

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

The brainy class is made up of individuals who think for themselves and beyond formal education are continuous learners who tend to be self-taught.

Going to college is neither necessary nor sufficient to be well-educated.