Quote by Thomas Huxley
It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Ed

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the formation of habits, a superinducing of an artificial organization upon the natural organization of the body. – Thomas Huxley

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I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young. – Thomas Huxley

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If a man cannot do brain work without stimulants of any kind, he had better turn to hand work it is an indication on Natures part that she did not mean him to be a head worker. – Thomas Huxley

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Religion is the solid basis of good morals therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God. – Gouverneur Morris

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I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria – when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. – John Dewey

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My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me. – Graham Norton

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