"The real duty of man is not to……" — Gilbert Highet
"The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul."
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Gilbert Highet
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31 Quotes by Gilbert Highet
Gilbert Highet has 31 quotes on this site.
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Wherever there are beginners and experts, old and young, there is some kind of learning going on, some kind of…
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These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
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The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They find one single explanation of the…
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A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.
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What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise…
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Many people have played themselves to death. Many people have eaten and drunk themselves to death. Nobody ever thought himself…
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These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out…
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The chief aim of education is to show you, after you make a livelihood, how to enjoy living; and you…
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A good teacher is a determined person
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The Sonnets of Shakespeare have the fascination of an autobiography, without its clarity. It is like reading an important document…
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I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by…
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Leisure is one of the three greatest rewards of being a teacher. It is, unfortunately, the privilege which teachers most…
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There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and…
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I like facts and data because they help me think clearly, beyond the cultural messages that I ingest unwittingly, and…
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The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality.
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