Quotes by Scientist

That education should be regulated by law and should be an affair of state is not to be denied, but what should be the character of this public education, and how young persons should be educated, are questions which remain to be considered. As things are, there is disagreement about the subjects. For mankind are by no means agreed about the things to be taught, whether we look to virtue or the best life. Neither is it clear whether education is more concerned with intellectual or with moral virtue.

The proof that you know something is that you are able to teach it

All teaching and all intellectual learning come about from already existing knowledge.

The greatest of all pleasures is the pleasure of learning.

Since music has so much to do with the molding of character, it is necessary that we teach it to our children.

Our youth should also be educated with music and physical education.

Men must be able to engage in business and go to war, but leisure and peace are better; they must do what is necessary and indeed what is useful, but what is honorable is better. On such principles children and persons of every age which requires education should be trained.

All learning is derived from things previously known.

The legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen should be molded to suit the form of government under which he lives. For each government has a peculiar character which originally formed and which continues to preserve it. The character of democracy creates democracy, and the character of oligarchy creates oligarchy.

The principle aim of gymnastics is the education of all youth and not simply that minority of people highly favored by nature.