Graduation Quotes
Two of the most popular graduation lines are flagged. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself” is a paraphrase of John Dewey, not a quotation. The one about education being what remains after you have forgotten what you learned in school is credited to Einstein and flagged as misattributed.
The page is assembled from the pages on education, success, the future, dreams and learning. It has no graduation speeches in it, but it does have a lot of quotes that get used in them. If you are writing a speech, use the sourced entries; the label will tell you which is which.
The possible future is not just longer than the past. It is unimaginably longer.
No sick man's monstrous dream can be so wild that some philosopher won't say it's true.
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
As if Misfortune made the throne her seat,
And none could be unhappy but the great.