"When you teach your son, use a carefully edited text. " ~~ Talmud, Pesachim
"Just as a small log may set fire to a large one, so do smaller scholars sharpen the wits of sages." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few." ~~ Albert Einstein
"Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra." ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"Education without vision is like a present without a future." ~~ Shifman
"You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy. " ~~ Neil Simon
"All education starts with forbidding." ~~ Rabbi Leo Baeck
"No pupil will attend to his lessons property unless he respects his teacher." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes? " ~~ Neil Simon
"A town without schoolchildren is doomed to destruction." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"A man must repeat the lesson until his pupil has learnt it." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin
"A boy must be urged on, with rewards appropriate to his intelligence and age, until he realizes that he must study because it is the will of God." ~~ Isaac b. Eliakim
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