A good education is that which prepares us for our future sphere of action and makes us contented with that situation in life in which God, in his infinite mercy, has seen fit to place us, to be perfectly resigned to our lot in life, whatever it may be.
Essays: Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Poetry (ed. Oxford University Press on Demand, 1988) - ISBN: 9780195052473