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The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.
The aim of education is the knowledge not of fact, but of values.
Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.
Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.
The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.
The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation read more
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from read more
The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from achieving.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has
learned in school.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has
learned in school.
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Agustin Marissa read more
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Agustin Marissa E ducation is bitter but the fruit is sweet. -Lord Chesterfield.
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.