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John Dewey Quotes

Good manners come, as we say, from good breeding or rather are good breeding; and breeding is acquired by habitual action, in response to habitual stimuli, not by conveying information Picture Quote #1

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind Picture Quote #1

As long as art is the beauty parlor of civilization, neither art nor civilization is secure Picture Quote #1

No man's credit is as good as his money Picture Quote #1

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of the imagination Picture Quote #1

The educational process has no end beyond itself; it is its own end Picture Quote #1

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Change as change is mere flux and lapse; it insults intelligence. Genuinely to know is to grasp a permanent end that realizes itself through changes Picture Quote #1

The Great Society created by steam and electricity may be a society, but it is no community Picture Quote #1

Such happiness as life is capable of comes from the full participation of all our powers in the endeavor to wrest from each changing situations of experience its own full and unique meaning Picture Quote #1

The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better Picture Quote #1

Nature offers simply the germs which education is to develop and perfect Picture Quote #1

Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire Picture Quote #1

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Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live Picture Quote #1

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another Picture Quote #1

Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not Picture Quote #1

Most notable distinction between living and inanimate beings is that the former maintain themselves by renewal Picture Quote #1

Partiality is, as we have seen, an accompaniment of the existence of interest, since this means sharing, partaking, taking sides in some movement. All the more reason, therefore, for an attitude of mind which actively welcomes suggestions and relevant information from all sides Picture Quote #1

Men's fundamental attitudes toward the world are fixed by the scope and qualities of the activities in which they partake Picture Quote #1

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Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. Genuine ignorance is profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas Picture Quote #1

Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract logical forms and categories, they are habits, predispositions, deeply ingrained attitudes of diversion and preference Picture Quote #1

Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself Picture Quote #1

There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication. Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing Picture Quote #1

We have lost confidence in reason because we have learned that man is chiefly a creature of habit and emotion Picture Quote #1

Method means that arrangement of subject matter which makes it most effective in use. Never is method something outside of the material Picture Quote #1

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Poetry has historically been allied with religion and morals; it has served the purpose of penetrating the mysterious depths of things Picture Quote #1

Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality Picture Quote #1

To the being of fully alive, the future is not ominous but a promise; it surrounds the present like a halo Picture Quote #1

Creative thinking will improve as we relate the new fact to the old and all facts to each other Picture Quote #1

An education could be given which would sift individuals, discovering what they were good for, and supplying a method of assigning each to the work in life for which his nature fits him Picture Quote #1

Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state Picture Quote #1

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Good manners come, as we say, from good breeding or rather are good breeding; and breeding is acquired by habitual action, in response to habitual stimuli, not by conveying information. (John Dewey Quotes) Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind (John Dewey Quotes) As long as art is the beauty parlor of civilization, neither art nor civilization is secure (John Dewey Quotes) No man's credit is as good as his money (John Dewey Quotes) Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of the imagination (John Dewey Quotes) The educational process has no end beyond itself; it is its own end (John Dewey Quotes) Change as change is mere flux and lapse; it insults intelligence. Genuinely to know is to grasp a permanent end that realizes itself through changes (John Dewey Quotes) The Great Society created by steam and electricity may be a society, but it is no community (John Dewey Quotes) Such happiness as life is capable of comes from the full participation of all our powers in the endeavor to wrest from each changing situations of experience its own full and unique meaning (John Dewey Quotes) The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better (John Dewey Quotes) Nature offers simply the germs which education is to develop and perfect (John Dewey Quotes) Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire (John Dewey Quotes) Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live (John Dewey Quotes) Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another (John Dewey Quotes) Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not (John Dewey Quotes) Most notable distinction between living and inanimate beings is that the former maintain themselves by renewal (John Dewey Quotes) Partiality is, as we have seen, an accompaniment of the existence of interest, since this means sharing, partaking, taking sides in some movement. All the more reason, therefore, for an attitude of mind which actively welcomes suggestions and relevant information from all sides (John Dewey Quotes) Men's fundamental attitudes toward the world are fixed by the scope and qualities of the activities in which they partake (John Dewey Quotes) Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. Genuine ignorance is profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas (John Dewey Quotes) Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract logical forms and categories, they are habits, predispositions, deeply ingrained attitudes of diversion and preference (John Dewey Quotes) Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself (John Dewey Quotes) There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication. Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing (John Dewey Quotes) We have lost confidence in reason because we have learned that man is chiefly a creature of habit and emotion (John Dewey Quotes) Method means that arrangement of subject matter which makes it most effective in use. Never is method something outside of the material (John Dewey Quotes) Poetry has historically been allied with religion and morals; it has served the purpose of penetrating the mysterious depths of things (John Dewey Quotes) Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality (John Dewey Quotes) To the being of fully alive, the future is not ominous but a promise; it surrounds the present like a halo (John Dewey Quotes) Creative thinking will improve as we relate the new fact to the old and all facts to each other (John Dewey Quotes) An education could be given which would sift individuals, discovering what they were good for, and supplying a method of assigning each to the work in life for which his nature fits him (John Dewey Quotes) Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state (John Dewey Quotes)

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