John Dewey

Philosopher Educator American 1859 – 1952

Pioneer of progressive education; promoted learning through experience.

379 quotes

"Logic is not something apart from the world; it is the very structure of experience itself."
Science
"Patience with process is not a passive virtue but an active commitment."
Patience
"The meaning of an idea is its consequences in experience."
Wisdom
"Music is the heart of human expression."
Music
"We live not in our thoughts but in our actions."
Life
"The test of an idea is whether it works in practice."
Philosophy
"Change is inevitable; growth is intentional."
Change
"The good is that which is continuous and cumulative in experience."
Happiness
"Leadership is the ability to bring people together around a shared vision."
Leadership
"Work is not something opposed to happiness; it is the condition of happiness."
Work
"Fear arises from the unknown; knowledge dispels fear."
Fear
"Power without wisdom is dangerous; wisdom without power is impotent."
Power
"Justice consists in treating equals equally and unequals unequally."
Justice
"Beauty is found not in objects but in the experience of them."
Beauty
"The foundation of democracy is the faith in the human capacity for intelligent action."
Faith
"Memory is not a storehouse but a process of reconstruction."
Knowledge
"The truly creative person is always in dialogue with the world."
Creativity
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."
Courage
"Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters."
Perseverance
"The private good cannot be separated from the public good."
Justice
"Language is not merely a tool for communication; it shapes thought itself."
Philosophy
"Quality in experience is not determined by quantity of experience."
Wisdom
"Dreams without action remain fantasies."
Dreams
"The aim of education is to enlarge the range of human experience."
Education
"Truth is not something fixed and eternal but something discovered through experience."
Truth
"The person of integrity lives in harmony with their deepest convictions."
Life
"Interest is the key that unlocks learning."
Knowledge
"Adventure is the seeking of experience for its own sake."
Adventure
"Gratitude is the recognition of value in what we have received."
Gratitude
"Technology is not inherently good or bad; it depends on human intention."
Technology