“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”
The quote "Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men." is famous quote attributed to Pythagoras (-585–-495 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher.
As quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists (2007) by James Geary
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“Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.”
Zhuangzi (-369–-286 BC) classic Chinese philosopher
“We speak of educating our children. Do we know that our children also educate us?”
Lydia Sigourney (1791–1865) American poet
Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 51.
“The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. And the King will never leave.”
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900–2002) Queen consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II
In a public declaration in the early years of World War II. Sourced from the British Royal Family History website.
“Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.”
Ernest Dimnet (1866–1954) French writer
Attributed to Ernest Dimnet in: Rhonda L. Clements, Leah Fiorentino (2004) The Child's Right to Play: A Global Approach. p. 111
Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman
From Walt Disney World: Then, Now, & Forever: Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's like to be 12 years old. They patronize, they treat children as inferiors. Well, I won't do that. I won't do that. I'll temper a story, yes. But I won't play down, and I won't patronize.
The Quotable Walt Disney (2001)
Context: That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's like to be twelve years old. They patronize; they treat children as inferiors. I won't do that. I'll temper a story, yes. But I won't play down, and I won't patronize.
“Men are punished by their sins, not for them.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
Variant: We are punished by our sins not for them.
Source: Love, Life and Work
Source: The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard (1927), p. 12
in The Note Book, Kessinger Publishing (reprint 1998)
Context: If you err it is not for me to punish you. We are punished by our sins not for them.
“Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.”
Kin Hubbard (1868–1930) cartoonist
As quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists (2007) by James Geary, p. 39
