Learning is an ornament in prosperity, and a refuge in adversity.

τὴν παιδείαν ἔλεγεν ἐν μὲν ταῖς εὐτυχίαις εἶναι κόσμον, ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἀτυχίαις καταφυγήν.

Aristotle

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Value of education Education Learning

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Aristotle

Author

Diogenes Laërtius

Source

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

Genre

Biography Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aristotle. Quoted in "Aristotle," The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius. 3rd century BC, bk. 5, ch. 1., sect. 19.

Current Citation

Diogenes Laertius: Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius, Volume I. Translated by R. D. Hicks. Harvard UP, 1925, bk. 5, ch. 1., sect. 19.

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All men by nature desire to know.

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Metaphysics

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Aristotle
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Language
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Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
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Another quote about Education

A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.

Alexander Pope

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Downsides of education Education Ignorance

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An Essay on Criticism
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Language
English
Time
1711 1710s 18th century
Era
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Pope, Alexander, published anonymously. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 215-218.

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Am I my brother's keeper?

Cain

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Cain
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Era
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How many things I can do without!

Socrates

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Diogenes Laërtius
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Socrates The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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Language
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Time
399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Socrates. Quoted in "Socrates," The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius. 3rd century BC, bk. 2, ch. 5, sect. 25.

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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

Plato

Laws

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Laws
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Language
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Time
346 BC 340s BC 4th century BC
Era
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Plato. Laws. 346 BC, bk. 7, 808d.

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Plato. Laws. Translated by Tom Griffith. Edited by Malcolm Schofield. Cambridge UP, 2016, bk. 7, 808d.