Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise an... -Ambrose Bierce

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Ambrose Bierce , Journalist
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Ambrose Bierce was an American journalist, satirist, and writer. He is known for his wit, his critical observations, and his short stories, including "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Bierce's writing style and his satirical commentary on social and political issues have made him a significant figure in American literature.

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Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out....
What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a n...
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name....
War is God's way of teaching Americans geography....
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping....
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable....
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones....
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable....
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient....
Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage....

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Students take out loans with the expectation that they will receive an education that sets them up for success - yet too many students are left with e...
Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education....
It gives me great pleasure to team up with a friend like Budweiser that shares with me the same values and vision that help empower the Hispanic commu...
The Saylor Foundation is meant to be a gadfly to encourage Google, Apple, MIT, Harvard, the United States government, and the Chinese government to ag...
Homeschoolers are the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. They are self-motivated and self-directed, independent-minded and creative. They are not content to ...
In the musician, there is a tendency to have a narrowness. It's all compartmentalized. I am playing the violin; that's all I know, nothing else, no ed...
My father left school at the age of fourteen, so this was a man with no deep experience of formal education....
An extended school day gives administrators the ability to ensure children get a well-rounded education....
Instead of saving for someone else's college education, I'm currently saving for a luxury retirement community replete with golf carts and handsome yo...
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