W.B. Yeats Quotes
This page brings together all 3 quotes by W.B. Yeats in the Quote Ocean library, drawn from our Education and Life collections. Each one is shown in full with its attribution, and can be copied or shared as an image.
Quotes by W.B. Yeats
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
"Education is not about filling a bucket; it's about lighting a fire."
"Life is a long preparation for something that never happens."
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Quote Ocean currently lists 3 quotes by W.B. Yeats. All of them appear on this page.
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