Garudapurana 1.115.81

1.115.81

vidyā nāma kurūparūpamadhikaṃ vidyātiguptaṃ dhanaṃ vidyā sādhukarī janapriyakarī vidyā gurūṇāṃ guruḥ /
vidyā bandhujanārtināśanakarī vidyā paraṃ daivataṃ vidyā rājasu pūjitā hi manujo vidyavihīnaḥ paśuḥ //

Learning is the superior beauty of the deformed; learning is an exceedingly hidden treasure; learning brings about virtue and makes one dear to people; learning is the teacher of teachers; / learning brings about the destruction of the affliction of relatives; learning is the supreme deity; learning is honored among kings; a human being devoid of learning is a beast.