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Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance
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"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance"

- Will Durant

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This quote by Will Durant talks to the relevance of education and the power of knowledge. It suggests that education is a procedure of constant exploration and understanding. As we find out more, we become aware of just how much we do not understand. Education is not a fixed procedure, but instead a trip of exploration and discovery. It is with this process of finding out that we can get a far better understanding of the world around us and also our place in it. Education and learning is a method to expand our understanding and also understanding, and also to become aware of our own ignorance. It is with this process of learning that we can become a lot more notified and also enlightened individuals.

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Will Durant This quote is written / told by Will Durant between November 5, 1885 and November 7, 1981. He was a famous Historian from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Education. The author also have 34 other quotes.

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