Answers Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is easy to carp at colleges, and the college, if he will wait for it, will have its own turn. Genius exists there also, but will not answer a call of a committee of the House of Commons. It is rare, precious, eccentric, and darkling.”
![“The importance of these [college] years for an American cannot be overestimated. They are civilization's only chance to get to him.” quote by Allan Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/97e/allan-bloom-4105_chance_the-importance-of-these-college-years-fo_1904721.jpg)
![“I believe each incoming freshman [in college] must be started at once on his own research project if we are to preserve his secret dream of greatness and make it come true.” quote by Edwin Land](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1f8/edwin-land-7636_believe_i-believe-each-incoming-freshman-in-coll_1911560.jpg)
