Famous Quotes | At the utmost, the active-minded...
At the utmost, the active-minded young man should ask of his teacher only mastery of his tools. The young man himself, the subject of education, is a certain form of energy; the object to be gained is economy of his force; the training is partly the clearing away of obstacles, partly the direct application of effort. Once acquired, the tools and models may be thrown away.
- Henry Brooks Adams
Attribution: Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918), U.S. historian. The Education of Henry B. Adams, p. 722, Library of America (1983).
Categories: Education, Historian
