Comenius Quotes
Jan Amos Komensky, known in Latin as Comenius, was a Czech bishop of the Unity of the Brethren, philosopher, theologian, and the principal architect of modern educational thought. Driven into exile by the Thirty Years' War, he spent decades wandering across central and northern Europe, advising princes and reformers from Poland to England, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The quotes below are attributed to Comenius, organized by topic.
Comenius on Knowledge
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Attributed to Comenius:
“Let the main object be to find a method by which teachers teach less, but learners learn more.”
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Attributed to Comenius:
“Education is the means by which the human being becomes most fully human.”
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Attributed to Comenius:
“Whatever is to be learned must be learned in its proper order.”
Comenius on Nature
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Attributed to Comenius:
“All things in nature have their seasons, and so does human learning.”
Comenius on Politics
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Attributed to Comenius:
“We are all citizens of one world.”