The power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy except i... - Ezra Pound

This quote is attributed to Ezra Pound.

"The power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous."

Ezra Pound Education

Poet Critic American 1885–1972

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"Make it new."

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"A poet is a light and winged and holy thing."

"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."