Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile;
natural philosophy, deep; morals, grave; logic and rhetoric, able
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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile;
natural philosophy, deep; morals, grave; logic and rhetoric, able
to contend.

It sometimes seems as though we were trying to combine the ideal of no schools at all with the democratic read more

It sometimes seems as though we were trying to combine the ideal of no schools at all with the democratic ideal of schools for everybody by having schools without education.

Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,

Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university read more

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is read more

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

We think there is a parallel between federal involvement in education and the decline in profit over recent years.

We think there is a parallel between federal involvement in education and the decline in profit over recent years.

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

Nothing but blackness aboveAnd nothing that moves but the cars...God, if you wish for our love,Fling us a handful of read more

Nothing but blackness aboveAnd nothing that moves but the cars...God, if you wish for our love,Fling us a handful of stars! - Caliban in the Coal Mines.