“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
“Blessed is the match, consumed in kindling flame.Blessed is the flame that burns in the heart's secret places.Blessed is the heart that knows, for honors sake, to stop its beating.Blessed is the match, consumed in kindling flame.”
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ”
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be lighted.”
“Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the onewhich gave it birth a book is dead to us.Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.”