"Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Education More From Ambrose Bierce "History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools." "Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious." "Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two." More In Education "Look, I want what’s good for everybody. I want to promote good state education for all. I want to raise standards for all kids, irrespective of race and class but why can’t they all just do what I say when I know I’m right?"― Arabella Weir "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."― William Butler Yeats "Are we Darwinists – where we live and let live? Or are we nurturing as a society? There has to be a standard of living that we decide to support."― Mario Batali