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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A good teacher is a determined person.
A good teacher is a determined person.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
Higher education must lead the march back to the fundamentals of human relationships, to the old discovery that is ever read more
Higher education must lead the march back to the fundamentals of human relationships, to the old discovery that is ever new, that man does not live by bread alone.
Education is not received. It is achieved.
Education is not received. It is achieved.
My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.
My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which read more
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
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.
