Education: 'True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True education is a life pursuit for those who crave knowledge, unlike institutional schooling.
- In plain terms
- Real education is living with curiosity, not just attending school.
- What can you take from it?
- Education is a way of life not just a system.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you going through the motions?
- What drives your desire to learn?
Another view
It dismisses the value of formal institutions too broadly.
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