"The proof of a high education is..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The proof of a high education is the ability to speak about complex matters as simply as possible.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.”
“Of cheerfulness, or a good temper - the more it is spent, the more of it remains.”
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”
More on Education
“A university is a place where ancient tradition thrives alongside the most revolutionary ideas. Perhaps as no other institution, a university is simultaneously committed to the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow.”
“The truth is that the want of common education with us is not from our poverty, but from the want of an orderly system. More money is now paid for the education of a part than would be paid for that of the whole if systematically arranged.”
“We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through.”
More on Simplicity
“The supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a simple datum of experience.”
“Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it.”
“To make money, to gather knowledge, to learn a new skill, to explore new territory, even to get from A to B - for all these things you need time. For almost everything you need time, except for one thing: to embrace the present moment.”