Education
“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”
words to keep
The Wall
Change
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Reading
“More than at any other time, when I hold a beloved book in my hand my limitations fall from me, my spirit is free.”
Living
“Cease conceiving of education as mere preparation for later life, and make it the full meaning of the present life.”
Independence
“The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.”
Life
“Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow.”
Possibility
“The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy.”
Freedom
“Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.”
Hope
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”
Practice
“As long as you live, keep learning how to live.”