Proverbs and good sayings about education


ITALY

  • Knowledge is the pillar of life
  • [Una buona testa vale più di cento braccia.]
    A good head is worth more than a hundred arms.
  • Those who leave their children without education, deserve little honor.

PORTUGAL

  • “In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson. (Torn Bodett)
  • [A educação é a ferramenta mais poderosa que podemos usar para mudar o mundo.”]
    Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world (Nelson Mandela)
  • Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” (Kiyosaki)

POLAND

  • “A sore finger and a headache are standard excuses for not going to school”
  • [“Uczeń bez dwójki jest jak żołnierz bez karabinu”]
    A student without a bad mark is like a soldier without a gun
    it means that it’s hard to meet a soldier without a gun, as well as a student without a bad mark.
  • “Practice makes perfect”

GREECE

  • Education costs a lot, but ignorance or lack education costs more.
  • An illiterate person doesn’t see even if he/she has eyes.
  • [Η κατεύθυνση από την οποία ξεκινάει η εκπαίδευση ενός ανθρώπου θα προσδιορίσει το μέλλον του.(Πλάτων)]
    The direction where someone’s education starts from will define his future. (Plato)

TURKEY

  • Education is the only way you can beat the unjust world.
  • Just take the ropes in your hands and rule your own life with education because if you don’t, no one do it for you.
  • [Kalem kılıçtan üstündür]
    A pencil is sharper than a sword.