Quote#Wisdom
The object of education is not merely to enable our children to gain…
Quote byHermann Adler · 1839–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Quoted in Joseph H. Hertz, The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (One-volume edition), p. 78-9.
English (original)
The object of education is not merely to enable our children to gain their daily bread and to acquire pleasant means of recreation, but that they should know God and serve Him with earnestness and devotion.
— Hermann Adler
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