John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury Quote

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.


Addresses, Political and Educational (ed. London, Macmillan, 1879)


The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.