Lesen ist für den Geist das, was Gymnastik für den Körper ist.
(Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body)
— Joseph Addison —
Englischer Dichter, Politiker und Journalist.
St. Ursula Kirche, Oberursel/Ts.
Oct 28, 2012
Quote of the Day
Books are the engines of change, windows on the world, lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, guardians of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.
– Sir Ian McKellen (quoting Barbara W. Tuchman and others) at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony –
Jun 24, 2012
Quote of the Day
The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others.
– Tyrone Edwards –
Jun 17, 2012
Quote of the Day
The goal of education is to replace an empty mind with an open mind.
– Malcolm Forbes –
