Philo-Sophia:

Eastern and Western education philosophy is rooted in the concept of “the love of wisdom”. Sages of the past, such as Confucius and Aristotle, recognised teaching as a conduit for wisdom and believed that teaching is not just about imparting knowledge but also about nurturing wisdom. Sagecool’s mission is to help perpetuate the spirit of the teachings of the great Sages – the opportunity for all to pursue Wisdom regardless of socio-economic background or location.

Eastern Sages

Confucius (c. 551 – 479 BCE)

  • “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”
  • “He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in 
great danger.”
  • “Study the past if you would define the future.”
  • “Reviewing the old to learn the new makes a teacher.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu) (c. 6th century BCE)

  • “To attain knowledge, add things every day. 
To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
  • “When the student is ready, the teacher 
will appear.”
  • “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for 
a lifetime.”

Xunzi (c. 310 – c. 235 BCE)

  • “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
  • “Learning proceeds until death and only then does it cease.”
  • “Learning must never cease. If one finishes learning today, he will be ignorant tomorrow.”

Western Sages

Socrates (c. 470 – 399 BCE)

  • “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
  • “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”
  • “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
  • “I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.”

Plato (c. 428- 328 BCE)

  • “Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
  • “The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.”
  • “The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.”

Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE)

  • “Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well.” * “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”