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Jan Hus Quote: “I entreat masters to live a…”

I entreat masters to live a good life and faithfully to instruct their scholars, especially that they may love God and learn to give themselves to knowledge, in order to promote His honour, the welfare of the state, and their own salvation, but not for the sake of avarice or the praise of man.

October 12, 2021 1369, Czechoslovakian, Jan Hus, Quotes by Philosophers

Carter G. Woodson Quote: “Our most widely known scholars have…”

Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South.

September 16, 2021 1875, American, Carter G. Woodson, December 19, Quotes by Historians

Edmund Morgan Quote: “The Puritans left behind so full…”

The Puritans left behind so full a record of what they thought and did that scholars cannot resist the temptation to make the most of it.

August 31, 2021 1916, American, Edmund Morgan, January 17, Quotes by Historians

Wallace Stevens Quote: “It is the unknown that excites…”

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.

July 16, 2021 1879, American, October 2, Quotes by Poets, Wallace Stevens

Carl Sandburg Quote: “The scholars and poets of an…”

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary to help.

June 12, 2021 1878, American, Carl Sandburg, January 6, Quotes by Poets

Joseph Lancaster Quote: “My school is attended by near…”

My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

May 15, 2021 1778, English, Joseph Lancaster, November 25, Quotes by Educators

Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote: “He was a rake among scholars…”

He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes.

May 12, 2021 1800, August 25, British, Quotes by Poets, Thomas Babington Macaulay

Alfred Austin Quote: “There is no gardening without humility….”

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.

April 2, 2021 1835, Alfred Austin, English, May 30, Quotes by Poets

William Penn Quote: “Much reading is an oppression of…”

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.

March 29, 2021 1644, English, October 14, Quotes by Leaders, William Penn

Gordon Gee Quote: “I think we can be competitive…”

I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too.

March 26, 2021 1944, American, February 2, Gordon Gee, Quotes by Educators

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