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Education, we
see, is not merely gaining knowledge or skills helpful
toward productive work, though certainly that is a part of
it. Rather it is a replenishment and an expansion of the
natural thirst of the mind and soul. Learning is a gradual
process of growth, each step building upon the other. It is
a process whereby the learner organizes and integrates not
only facts but attitudes and values. The Lord has told us
that we must open our minds and our hearts to learn. There
is a Chinese proverb: Wisdom is as the moon rises,
perceptible not in progress but in result. As our knowledge
is converted to wisdom, the door to opportunity is unlocked.
-- Barbara W. Winder
Education is
the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the
worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
-- Brigham Young
1801-1877, American Mormon
Leader
Our attitude
towards ourselves should be ''to be satiable in learning''
and towards others ''to be tireless in teaching.''
-- Mao Zedong
1893-1976, Founder of Chinese
Communist State
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