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A quotation by Highet, Gilbert

The chief aim of education is to show you, after you make a livelihood, how to enjoy living; and you can live longest and best and most rewardingly by attaining and preserving the happiness of learning.

Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) Scottish-American classicist, academic writer, intellectual critic, literary historian

The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and Learning (1976)

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More notes and sourcing on WIST: https://wist.info/highet-gilbert/50778/