To pursue education is to be human, to give it up, to be a beast.

Xunxi

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Topic

Education Self-improvement

Author

Xunxi

Source

An Exhortation to Learning

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Chinese

Time

250 BC 250s BC 3rd century BC

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

China Asia

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Xun Zi. An Exhortation to Learning. 3rd century BC.

Current Citation

Xunzi. The Complete Text. Translated by Eric L. Hutton. Princeton UP, 2014.

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Genius without Education is like Silver in the Mine.

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Topic
Untapped potential Human potential Genius Education

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1750 1750s 18th century
Era
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Authentication Score 2
Citation

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Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

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Power Political theory Politics
Speaker
Mao Zedong
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Chinese
Time
1938 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Mao Zedong. "Problems of War and Strategy." Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party. 6 Nov. 1938, Yan'an, China.

Current Citation

Mao Tse Tung. "Problems of War and Strategy." Selected Works of Mao Zedong. Vol. 2. Translated by Foreign Language Press. Pergamon, 2014.