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Quote by Joseph Addison
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

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

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Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. – Joseph Addison

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With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts. – Joseph Addison

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My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They werent able to guide me towards particular books, but they encouraged me to read, which I did, randomly and compulsively. – Ian Mcewan

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Education, whatever else it should or should not be, must be an inoculation against the poisons of life and an adequate equipment in knowledge and skill for meeting the chances of life. – Havelock Ellis

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Our universities and museums are respected around the country. – Jane Byrne

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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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The future and eternity are two entirely different things. – Doug Coupland

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Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map. – Wayne Calloway

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Im not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing. – Jack Nicholson

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