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Adelphae

Adelphae is a fictional narrative that delves into complex issues of self-discovery and the human condition, set in a richly imagined world. more

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Terence
Terence

Terence, born in 186 BC and died in 159 BC, was a renowned playwright of the Roman Republic period. His works are known for their elegant language and profound moral insights, which have had a profound impact on the development of drama throughout history. more

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“There are in fact four very significant stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance while making a display of our apparent knowledge.”

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Author:Roger Bacon
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“This is the perpetual and pitiful tragedy of the practical man in practical affairs. He always begins with a flourish of contempt for what he calls theorizing and what people who can do it call thinking. He will not wait for logic-that is, in the most exact sense, he will not listen to reason. It will therefore appear to him an idle and ineffectual proceeding to say that there is a reason for his present failure. Nevertheless, it may be well to say it, and to try and make it clear even to him.”

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Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
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“What is education? Properly speaking, there is no such thing as education. Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. Whatever the soul is like, it will have to be passed on somehow, consciously or unconsciously, and that transition may be called education. ... What we need is to have a culture before we hand it down. In other words, it is a truth, however sad and strange, that we cannot give what we have not got, and cannot teach to other people what we do not know ourselves.”

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Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
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