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Thomas Moore

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed.

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Education goes beyond simply adding more facts or skills to what a person already knows; it involves uncovering and nurturing the potential that already exists within them. It is about revealing and developing the inner qualities or understanding that are not immediately obvious, rather than just transferring external information.

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