The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A faithful study of the liberal arts refines the manners and corrects their harshness. (Roman)
A jade stone is useless before it is polished; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated. (Chinese)
An easy education weakens all powers both of mind and body. (Roman)
As a field, however fertile, can yield no fruit without cultivation, so neither can the mind without education. (Roman)
Education is life not books. (African)
Education is the poor man’s haven. (Roman)
If a son is uneducated, his father is to blame. (Chinese)
Instruction improves the innate powers of the mind, and good discipline strengthens the heart. (Roman)
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