Quotation by

Thomas Moore

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed.

Thomas Moore

Learning

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Education goes beyond simply adding more facts or skills to what a person already knows; it involves uncovering and nurturing the potential that already exists within them. It is about revealing and developing the inner qualities or understanding that are not immediately obvious, rather than just transferring external information.

More by this author

All quotes by Thomas Moore →

More quotes about Learning

See all →

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether …

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?