# Quote of the Day for October 17, 2026

> Twelve hand-picked inspirational quotes for October 17, 2026, refreshed every morning.

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · twelve hand-picked quotes for today.

## Quote of the day

> “I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.”

George Orwell

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## Eleven more for today

1. “I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.” — Steve Irwin · Learning Quotes

2. “Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.” — Randolph Bourne · Wisdom

3. “Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.” — Calvin Coolidge · Wisdom

4. “The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.” — Deepak Chopra · Wisdom

5. “Faith: not wanting to know what is true.” — Friedrich Nietzsche · Faith

6. “Vision looks upward and becomes faith.” — Stephen Samuel Wise · Faith

7. “Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.” — Leo Tolstoy · Faith

8. “When prayer removes distrust and doubt and enters the field of mental certainty, it becomes faith and the universe is built on faith.” — Ernest Holmes · Faith

9. “In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.” — Knute Nelson · Fitness Quotes

10. “I've always believed fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life. When your health is strong, you're capable of taking risks. You'll feel more confident to ask for the promotion. You'll have more energy to be a better mom. You'll feel more deserving of love.” — Jillian Michaels · Fitness Quotes

11. “Forgive, son men are men they needs must err.” — Euripides · Forgiveness

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