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    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.

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All real education is the architecture of the soul.

All real education is the architecture of the soul.

by William J. Bennett Found in: Education Quotes,
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Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.

Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.

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If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Education Quotes,
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Education is helping the child realize his potentialities.

Education is helping the child realize his potentialities.

by Erich Fromm Found in: Education Quotes,
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Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be read more

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. -James Baldwin.

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. -James Baldwin.

by James Baldwin Found in: Education Quotes,
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Life at university, with its intellectual and inconclusive discussions at a postgraduate level is on the whole a bad training read more

Life at university, with its intellectual and inconclusive discussions at a postgraduate level is on the whole a bad training for the real world. Only men of very strong character surmount this handicap.

by Paul Chambers Found in: Education Quotes,
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I never completed high school and I am very rich and very successful.

I never completed high school and I am very rich and very successful.

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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: Education Quotes,
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