William Cowper Quotes on Education
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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam Excels a dunce that has been kept at home!
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Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books.
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Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.