Jacques Barzun

“The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind.”

“It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence.”

“Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done.”