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The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do.
John Stuart Mill
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John Stuart Mill
Age: 67 †
Born: 1806
Born: January 1
Died: 1873
Died: January 1
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He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation.
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In this age, the mere example of nonconformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service.
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The object of universities is not to make skillful lawyers, physicians or engineers. It is to make capable and cultivated human beings
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Every opinion which embodies somewhat of the portion of truth which the common opinion omits, ought to be considered precious, with whatever amount of error and confusion that truth may be blended.
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