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A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man read more
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
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.
How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which...90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math read more
How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which...90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our "pocket of excellence" is that 75% of [American] students have learned to "critique tactfully?" -Barbara J. Alexander.
The willingness to learn new skills is very high.
The willingness to learn new skills is very high.
Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on read more
I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
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.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
