“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
As quoted in Stepping Stones : The Complete Bible Narratives (1941)
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“Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.”
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters (1899), p. 186.
Context: Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth. The intellectual kings of the earth have seldom been college-bred.
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