Quote by Herbert Spencer
Education has for its object the formation of character. - Herbert

Education has for its object the formation of character. – Herbert Spencer

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Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. – Herbert Spencer

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People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal. – Herbert Spencer

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They know enough who know how to learn. – Henry Adams

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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats

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The tragedy of education is played in two scenes — incompetent pupils facing competent teachers and incompetent teachers facing competent pupils. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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The best math lesson we can teach college students this year is to subtract a tuition increase and benefit from the dividends of higher education. – Jodi Rell

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