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There is considerable evidence that women's education and literacy tend to reduce the mortality rates of children
Oct 2, 2025
literacy is at the heart of sustainable development
Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.
Words are the voice of the heart.
Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility.
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
Education is a human right with immense power to transform
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.
Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking.
It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.
There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
Teach a child how to think, not what to think.
we cannot afford to settle for being just average; we must learn as much as we can to be the best that we can. The key word is education - education with maximum effort. Without it, we cannot be in charge of ourselves or anyone else.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
The children are now working as if I did not exist.
The human mind is our fundamental resource.
The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
Education makes a people easy to lead but difficult to drive easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in. That every man may receive at least a moderate education...appears to be an object of vital importance...
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.
Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength of the nation.
Education is our passport to the future.
The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
One of the greatest gifts adults can give - to their offspring and to their society - is to read to children.
Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war... It means having primary schools nearby that educate children, free of charge... It means building a world fit for children, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.
No one can take it away from you.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.