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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

John Dewey

Holding the mind to a subject is like holding a ship to its course; it implies constant change of place combined with unity of direction.
JOHN DEWEY

Change Direction Mindset Place Unity
The educational process has no end beyond itself; it is its own end.
JOHN DEWEY

Beyond Education End
Hunger not to have, but to be.
JOHN DEWEY

Be Yourself Inspirational One Liner
Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until a new burst of bloom ensues.
JOHN DEWEY

Growth Lie Mindset
The goal of education is to enable individuals to continue their education.
JOHN DEWEY

Education Philosophy
Thinking is not a case of spontaneous combustion; it does not occur just on general principles.
JOHN DEWEY

Science Thinking
The only way to abolish war is to make peace seem heroic.
JOHN DEWEY

Peace War Way
As long as politics is the shadow of big business, the attenuation of the shadow will not change the substance.
JOHN DEWEY

Business Change Politics
We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.
JOHN DEWEY

Experience Learning Philosophy Reflection
We only think when confronted with a problem.
JOHN DEWEY

Problem Thinking
The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning.
JOHN DEWEY

Attitude Desire Important Learning
The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important.
JOHN DEWEY

Deep Desire Emotion Feeling Human Important Nature
The local is the only universal, upon that all art is built.
JOHN DEWEY

Art Philosophy
We may lead a horse to water we cannot make him drink; and that while we can shut a man up in a penitentiary we cannot make him penitent.
JOHN DEWEY

Drink Force Man Philosophy
Hear you don’t believe I know enough to hold office. I wish you to understand that I am thinking about something or other most of the time.
JOHN DEWEY

Believe Enough Myself Thinking Time Yourself
Art is the most effective mode of communications that exists.
JOHN DEWEY

Art Communication Existence

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