Quotes & Sayings About Education By Gandhi

The ultimate object of education should be, Gandhi said, to help create not only a balanced and harmonious individual but also a balanced and harmonious society where true justice prevails, where there is no unnatural division between the haves and the have-nots, and where everybody is assured of a living wage and the right to live and the right to freedom. — Arun Manilal Gandhi

All education in a country has got to be demonstrably in promotion of the progress of the country in which it is given. — Mahatma Gandhi

Literacy is not the end of education nor even the beginning. — Mahatma Gandhi

I don't teach. I just show them why to learn, what to learn, how to learn, and the ultimate purpose of learning. — Debasish Mridha

I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education. — Mahatma Gandhi

I am not a teacher, but I am a friend who likes to kindle your heart and awaken your mind. — Debasish Mridha

The aim of university education should be to turn out true servants of the people who will live and die for the country's freedom. — Mahatma Gandhi

Our education system often teaches us how to conform more than how to wonder and venture. — Debasish Mridha

Only this much I knew - that under ideal conditions, true education could be imparted only by the parents, and that then there should be the minimum of outside help. — Mahatma Gandhi

Let every young man and woman be warned by my example, and understand that good handwriting is a necessary part of education. I am now of the opinion that children should first be taught the art of drawing before learning how to write. Let the child learn his letters by observation as he does different objects, such as flowers, birds, etc., and let him learn handwriting only after he has learnt to draw objects. He will then write a beautifully formed hand. — Mahatma Gandhi

Is not education the art of drawing out full manhood of the children under training? — Mahatma Gandhi

If we want to impart education best suited to the needs of the villagers, we should take the vidyapith to the villages. — Mahatma Gandhi

In India the human being is a symphonic theme. 'The people' is not a compact, close-knit concept, but a sprawling one, flowing not only into different walks of life, but into the intricately woven multi-layers of privilege, wealth, and education. 'The people' created by Gandhi is a young concept. — Nayantara Sahgal

Real education has to draw out the best from the boys and girls to be educated. — Mahatma Gandhi

An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer — Mahatma Gandhi

True education is more powerful than money or weapons. It is the key to a magical land where nothing is impossible. — Debasish Mridha

By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in child and man in body, mind and spirit. — Mahatma Gandhi

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. — Mahatma Gandhi

I believe that religious education must be the sole concern of religious associations. — Mahatma Gandhi

The notion of education through handicrafts rises from the contemplation of truth and love permeating life's activities. — Mahatma Gandhi

Often religious education teaches us to conform and creates a psychological prison which is difficult to escape. — Debasish Mridha

I would rather have India without education, if that is the price to be paid for making it dry. — Mahatma Gandhi

I teach not by feeding the mind with data but by kindling the mind. — Debasish Mridha

Gandhi, brought out of his semirural setting and given a Western-style education, initially attempted to become more English than the English. — Pankaj Mishra

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent. — Mahatma Gandhi

Like the sun, a teacher enlightens a mind with his love, warmth, and light. — Debasish Mridha

Bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of an imperfect education. — Mahatma Gandhi

True education must correspond to the surrounding circumstances or it is not a healthy growth. — Mahatma Gandhi

The best teacher teaches by inspiring students to learn by showing them the ultimate purpose of learning. — Debasish Mridha

Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances. — Indira Gandhi

Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind. — Mahatma Gandhi

Education is the basic tool for the development of consciousness and the reconstitution of society. — Mahatma Gandhi

Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character. — Mahatma Gandhi

Learning takes us through many states of life, but it fails utterly in the hour of danger and temptation. Then faith alone saves. — Mahatma Gandhi

The function of Nayee-Talim is not to teach an occupation, but through it to develop the whole man. — Mahatma Gandhi

When people are forced to respect civil rights and human rights or face legal consequences, they don't like it. Civil rights laws will be scrupulously observed only when people accept that it is morally wrong to oppress or discriminate against fellow human beings. That awareness can come only through education. A law will enable integration in public places, but it does not foster understanding or appreciation in the hearts of people who continue to live with their prejudices. — Arun Gandhi

Education is the best weapon to fight against the adversity of life. — Debasish Mridha

The canker has so eaten into the society that in many cases the only meaning of education is a knowledge of English. — Mahatma Gandhi

They have no business administering government policies in a country that favors freedom and equality ... Can you imagine having the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as defense minister, or Mahatma Gandhi as minister of health, education, and welfare The Hindu and Buddhist idea of karma and the Muslim idea of kismet, or fate condemn the poor and the disabled to their suffering ... It's the will of Allah. These beliefs are nothing but abject fatalism, and they would devastate the social gains this nation has made if they were ever put into practice. — Pat Robertson

Education helps you to create a new world which is uniquely yours to live and enjoy. — Debasish Mridha

True education is that which proves useful in life and makes you industrious. — Mahatma Gandhi

The more you know, the more you will be able to appreciate the beauty of life and your heart will desire to learn. — Debasish Mridha

Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself. — Mahatma Gandhi

Literacy in itself is no education. — Mahatma Gandhi

By spiritual training I mean education of the heart. — Mahatma Gandhi

Not only is this teacher educating her children in violence, she also has to continuously escalate her own violence to keep control. Her method of teaching breeds disrespect and prejudice. Her students have been dehumanized. — Arun Gandhi