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W.B. Yeats Quotes: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
         

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.


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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
         



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This page presents the quote "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.". Author of this quote is W.B. Yeats. This quote is about lifelong-learning, education,.