9 Quotes That Inspire You to Study

People are truth-seekers. From the moment we were born, we started exploring this world. We started wondering about God, life, and everything that surrounded us. Then, we started school and we slowly suffocated our natural curiosity.

Don’t get us wrong; education is absolutely relevant. In fact, the top ten predictions for future education innovations tells us that there will be more learning and less teaching in future. How is that possible? Finally, we’re seeing progress towards personalization. The educational system is no longer supposed to put students in a mold. They should be free to explore their interests and talents while obtaining general education at the same time.

We can’t go back in childhood to experience this new educational system, can we? The good thing is: we don’t need to do that. God created us with a natural interest to learn, and we have a responsibility to maintain and feed that interest throughout our entire lives.

Education becomes even more relevant as we grow older. We become independent and responsible for our actions. How can we justify ignorance?

Learning Is a Lifelong Journey

Life seems to be too short to read all good books, understand human psychology, and learn everything about the Universe. The truth is; we can’t know everything. That’s a good thing because we always have a challenge in front of us: learn more.

Unfortunately, we can’t always find motivation for learning. Students are motivated by grades and scholarships, but even they need help from professional writers when they can’t keep up with the curriculum.

When you’re not being graded for your knowledge, you should look for your inner motivation. If the inspiration is not awake, it’s easy to fall into lethargy. We won’t let that happen. Let’s check out 9 quotes that will remind us how important and beautiful education is.

“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis

Learning is a challenge. Let’s say you always wanted to learn Russian because you dreamed of reading Tolstoy in his native language. Can you achieve that goal if you start now? It’s a huge challenge. If you start, you may fail. However, the road to success is in the same direction: if you start, you might as well make it.

It’s not easy to develop a routine around learning. You’ll spend an entire day researching the topic of your interest, and you’ll promise to yourself to keep up with that routine. You’ll get exhausted after some time, so your mind will start playing tricks on you: “I’ll make up for it tomorrow.” No, you won’t make up for it; you’ll just keep procrastinating.

The key to success is in small steps. Start! No matter how hard the goal seems, just break it up in daily achievements and start working towards it.

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

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What would life be without challenges? Can you imagine yourself living a life of pure bliss? No assignments at school, no job to worry about, no financial troubles, no need to learn how to cook… That’s not the kind of life we were meant to live. Challenges are part of it, and we should be glad to have them because each challenge we overcome makes us better, stronger persons.

We’re constantly facing them, but guess what: we’re the ones who set the best challenges to ourselves. What do you want to learn? Set that as a challenge. Work towards it!

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einstein

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This quote reminds us that we don’t learn for the sake of learning. At school, we were constantly being pushed to get better test scores and improve the GPA. When we no longer have that challenge, somehow we don’t see the point in learning. That’s because we had a completely wrong approach towards it.

Learning is not for grades. We learn because we want to gain more knowledge about the world that surrounds us. We might forget the definitions from lectures or the quotes from the books we read, but the impressions will remain. Knowledge builds our character. Let’s stop memorizing and start learning!

“A year from now you’ll wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb

What’s stopping you from starting an online course? Again, your mind is playing tricks on you. When you set a goal, you’ll suddenly think of something to do, such as cleaning the entire kitchen or calling every friend in your list of contacts. That’s called procrastination.

This quote by Karen Lamb reminds us that today is the best day to start doing what we need to do. If we keep procrastinating, we’ll be full of regrets. Instead of saying “I’ll start with this online course next Saturday” or “I’ll start reading this book tomorrow,” just make the first step today.

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn

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We have the power to make decisions. God gave us that freedom for a reason. It’s freedom, but a responsibility at the same time. How will we spend our time? Will we decide for our own actions? Passivity is the worst way to waste a lifetime.

We’re the ones responsible for setting our own goals and pursuing them. It’s time to stop waiting for other people to fit us in their own plans. It’s time to follow a journey that leads to accomplishment. Education is part of it.

Start by making a plan of everything you want to learn. Fit tasks in your calendar and commit to them!

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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“I don’t have time” is the most common excuse. We’re so busy with daily errands that we think there’s no time for another activity in our lives. But if you really want to sign up for that online course and complete it according to your plan, you won’t find excuses. You’ll find a way.

Even if you have only half an hour a day to dedicate to reading, research and learning, it will be better than nothing. Do it! If you don’t have half an hour for yourself, then there’s something really wrong with your lifestyle. You need to change it.

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Remember: you’re not learning for the sake of piling up information that would make you look smart in discussions with other people. Memorizing is not learning. Sure, a lot of information in your head can make you look intelligent at gatherings, but it won’t make you knowledgeable.

You’re exploring the world of knowledge because you want to be be better at thinking with your own head. You want to develop a critical point of view towards every piece of information you process.

The more stuff you know, the better you become at recognizing facts from assumptions and speculations. You become a critical thinker, and that will be an important part of your character.

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier

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If you want to commit to lifelong learning, you need to create a routine around this goal. Learn something new every single day.

Have your own routine: sit in front of the computer at the same time of the day, isolate yourself from the distractions that surround you, and do your research. Take notes and go through your previous notes. At this point, it’s important to stay immune to online distractions. Block Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and all other websites you don’t need while learning.

After that, have a nice cup of tea and be happy for spending another useful day of your life.

“If people knew how hard I’ve worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo

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There is a thin line between a wish and accomplishment. You want to learn, but a desire is not enough. There is only one thing that can move you away from zero point: practice. Even geniuses need it.

You may have a talent for something, but the accomplishment is impossible without action.

Michelangelo had a beautiful talent. Success didn’t come for granted, though; he had to work hard to achieve the mastery we know him for. However, hard work still is beautiful. It keeps you going through life, knowing that you’re doing something valuable with the time God gave you.

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