In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can to education today is to teach few subjects. No one has time to do more than a very few things well before he is twenty, and when we force a boy to be a mediocrity in a dozen subjects we destroy his standards, perhaps for life.


Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life (ed. 1955)

C. S. Lewis Quotes

In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can to education ...

In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can to education ...

In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can to education ...

In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can to education ...