Where are gone those older spirits in education who knew and taught boldly that school is an apprenticeship, and a hard one, for a life harder yet? and that prayer is necessary not to escape burdens but for strength the better to carry them? – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life. – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes its sheer luck, like getting across the street. – E. B. White