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Quote by Joseph Addison
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human s

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human soul. – Joseph Addison

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Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment. – Joseph Addison

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Learning
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Joseph Addison
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along lifes pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. – Joseph Addison

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Happiness
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Health and education are always issues. – Helen Clark

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Education! Why say it is a stimulant when it is really an anaesthetic? – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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To throw obstacles in the way of a complete education is like putting out the eyes. – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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The willingness to learn new skills is very high. – Angela Merkel

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My grandmother was an actress too. In the thirties and forties she was under contract with Universal Studios. Crazy credits, lots of them. My dad was also under contract with Universal Studios. And my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at Universal. – Chris Pine

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Frank and explicit — that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others. – Benjamin Disraeli

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