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I fear uniformity. You cannot manufacture great men any more than you can manufacture gold.

John Ruskin
1501 - 2000 AD
UK
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The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances and deomonstrations for impressions.

John Ruskin
1501 - 2000 AD
UK
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School is the advertising agency which makes you believe that you need the society as it is.

Ivan Illich
1501 - 2000 AD
Austria
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Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting. Most people learn best by being "with it," yet school makes them identify their personal, cognitive growth with elaborate planning and manipulation.

Ivan Illich
1501 - 2000 AD
Austria
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Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage.

Paulo Freire
1501 - 2000 AD
Brazil
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Learning is a process where knowledge is presented to us, then shaped through understanding, discussion and reflection.

Paulo Freire
1501 - 2000 AD
Brazil
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A fire cannot be extinguished by another fire. It is only water that can make a difference.

Sudha Murthy
1501 - 2000 AD
India
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Vision without action is merely a dream; action without vision is merely a passing time; but vision and action together can change the world.

Sudha Murthy
1501 - 2000 AD
India
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Birth is parents' gift. Education is Teachers' gift. Job is company's gift. Wife is life's gift. But friends are God's gift.

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Always try to represent yourself 'Happy', because, initially, it becomes your 'Look'. Gradually it becomes your 'Habit' and finally it becomes your 'Personality'.

Annonymous
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