François Rabelais Quote

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.


As quoted in: The New York Times Book Review, Volume 2 (Arno Press, 1974), p. 55. However, in 'What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations', Elizabeth Knowles claims the idea expressed by the quote can be traced back to Plutarch. See For the mind does not require ...


A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.