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George Trumbull Ladd was an American philosopher, educator and psychologist.

✵ 19. January 1842 – 8. August 1921
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Famous George Trumbull Ladd Quotes

“It is without doubt true that all men, of whatever race or degree of civilization, are essentially alike; they constitute what certain authorities in anthropology have fitly called "a spiritual unity." But for the individual who cannot expect to find within himself whatever is necessary to understand and interpret this unity, and especially for the observer who does not care even to detect and recognize the existence of such a unity, the difference between Orient and Occident is a puzzle—perpetually baffling and seemingly insoluble.”

George Trumbull Ladd

In Korea with Marquis Ito (1908), page 280-281

“[P]hilosophy is not a matter for adjustment, as a means, to national requirements, but every nation and individual that cultivates philosophy should aim at having a true philosophy.”

George Trumbull Ladd

Essays on the Higher Education (1899), page 7

“The teacher's equipment gives him an everlasting job. His work is never done. His getting ready for this work is never quite complete.”

George Trumbull Ladd

The Teacher's Practical Philosophy (1911), page 18

“[M]an when not stimulated by hope or necessity is naturally a lazy animal.”

George Trumbull Ladd

In Korea with Marquis Ito (1908), page 292

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