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There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism read more
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.
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. read more
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.
It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has read more
It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Education is an admirable thing, but nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Education is an admirable thing, but nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
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.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.