"It is the mission of the pedagogue,..." - Quote by H L Mencken
It is the mission of the pedagogue, not to make his pupils think, but to make them think right, and the more nearly his own mind pulsates with the great ebbs and flows of popular delusion and emotion, the more admirably he performs his function. He may be an ass, but that is surely no demerit in a man paid to make asses of his customers.
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More on Education
“Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.”
“... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is invariably a bitterly disappointed woman. A game of chess will cure such a conceit forever. The woman that knows the most, thinks the most, feels the most, is the most. Intellectual affection is the only lasting love. Love that has a game of chess in it can checkmate any man and solve the problem of life.”
“In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.”
More on Conformity
“The desire to order other people around and make them conform to one own's vision takes many forms.”
“The public has always, and in every age, been badly brought up. They are continually asking Art to be popular, to please their want of taste, to flatter their absurd vanity, to tell them what they have been told before, to show them what they ought to be tired of seeing, to amuse them when they feel heavy after eating too much, and to distract their thoughts when they are wearied of their own stupidity.”
“Sanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought.”