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Do not try to make the brilliant pupil a replica of yourself.

— Gilbert Highet The Art of Teaching (1950)

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The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They find one single explanation of the world, one system of thought and action that will (they believe) cover everything; and then they try to impose that on all thinking people.

Man's Unconquerable Mind (1954)

Nobody has ever thought himself to death. The chief danger confronting us is not age. It is laziness, sloth, routine, stupidity, — forcing their way in like wind through the shutters, seeping into the cellar like swamp water.

The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and Learning (1976)

The chief aim of education is to show you, after you make a livelihood, how to enjoy living; and you can live longest and best and most rewardingly by attaining and preserving the happiness of learning.

The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and Learning (1976)

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