The great object of Education should be commensurate with the object of life. It should be a moral one; to teach self-trust: to inspire the youthful man with an interest in himself; with a curiosity touching his own nature; to acquaint him with the resources of his mind, and to teach him that there is all his strength. β¨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2005). The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.48, University of Georgia Press
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