“The primary principle of education is the determination of the pupil to self-activity — the doing nothing for him which he is able to do for himself.”
— As quoted by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895). p. 573.
“Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shook, it shines.”
— Discussions on Philosophy, Title Page, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 818-22.

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“The primary principle of education is the determination of the pupil to self-activity — the doing nothing for him which he is able to do for himself.”
— As quoted by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895). p. 573.
“Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shook, it shines.”
— Discussions on Philosophy, Title Page, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 818-22.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.