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Quote by Jacques Barzun
The test and the use of mans education is that he finds pleasure i

The test and the use of mans education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind. – Jacques Barzun

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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on ones share in the worlds work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. – Jacques Barzun

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Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world. – Jacques Barzun

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My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back. – Julie Walters

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It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed. – Harvey S. Firestone

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