Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had had a classical education prior to that.
The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.
His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.
The paradox of education is precisely this; that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.
One who cannot live in harmony with others is regarded as an ignorant fool, even if he happens to be very learned in various matters.
Anybody who's ever gone through a hard time - any outsider's perception, no matter how much information they're given, they have no idea what the person's life is like.
The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering.
A Socrates in every classroom.
An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.
He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.