The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; curiosity itself can be vivid and wholesome only in proportion as the mind is contented and happy.

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"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

Love

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

Love

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges."

- Anatole France

Awareness

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

Self-awareness

"Nine-tenths of education is encouragement."

- Anatole France

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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

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"You’ll find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he’s willing to haul away."

- John Graham

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"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

- Mark Twain

Education

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

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"I must study lots of things or I won’t become a great person."

- Kotomi Ichinose

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