Quote by John Dewey
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. -

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey

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Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home. – John Dewey

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Genuine ignorance is… profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas. – John Dewey

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Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. – John Dewey

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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. – Aristotle

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All the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. – Alvin Toffler

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Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. – Edward Everett

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