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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If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.
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I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get read more
I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do.
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn... and change.
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn... and change.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper. -Robert Frost.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper. -Robert Frost.
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.
Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
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.
