Education makes a man a more intelligent shoemaker, if that be his occ…

John Stuart Mill
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Education makes a man a more intelligent shoemaker, if that be his occupation, but not by teaching him how to make shoes; it does so by the mental exercise it gives, and the habits it impresses. ✨ John Stuart Mill (1867). Inaugural Addresse, Delivered to the University of St. Andrews: Feb. 1st 1867, p.5
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