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There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism read more
There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
If little else, the brain is an educational toy.
If little else, the brain is an educational toy.
The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
By education most have been misled.
By education most have been misled.
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both read more
Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.