"The function of the university is not simply to teach breadwinning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools, or to be a centre of polite society; if is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, an adjustment from which forms the secret of civilization."

-- W. E. B. Du Bois

#Graduation Quotes #Education Quotes #Teacher Quotes

“Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?”
“Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.”
“Money is a life skill – and as parents, grandparents, interested adults – it's up to us to make sure our children are prepared for the financial world they are going to face.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sharon Lechter from Oct 04, 2013
“It is hard to imagine 10 years is not quite long enough to learn a lesson.”
“I think articulating things through song is a good way of letting people know that they're not alone.”

Source : Source: www.songfacts.com
“The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.”
“Congress has a responsibility to make sure our taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly and effectively, and at the same time, that our men and women in uniform have everything they need to carry out the War on Terror.”
“Heart, fear nothing, for, heart, thou shalt find her- Next time, herself!-not the trouble behind her”

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