The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. - Herbert Spencer

"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action."

Herbert Spencer Education

Philosopher Sociologist British 1820–1903

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"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools."

"Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations."

"Survival of the fittest."

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."