Thiruvalluvar Quotes

The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men.

There's no way in hell I could have achieved what I have without being a good student and listening to the wisdom of others who have been doing this a lot longer than I have.

Having an education is invaluable.

Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.

Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.

Success is a wonderful thing, but it tends not to be the sort of experience that we learn from. We enjoy it; perhaps we even deserve it. But we don't acquire wisdom from it.

Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books.

I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path.

I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father.

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have my very own school - no way. And I had no idea I'd be coaching girls. It's wild.

You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.

No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.

To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees.

I have been a teacher myself all my life. I have an intense passion to share with people. Our only salvation is in knowledge, in learning.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.