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.
All those large dreams by which men long live well
Are magic-lanterned on the smoke of hell.
Anyone with a good classical education could learn Chinese by himself without difficulty.
Success in life consists of standing without shame before God.
Education is like a lantern which lights your way in a dark alley.
The right to education has the potential to serve as an equalizer of opportunities globally.