England/education

Famous quotes containing the words england and/or education:

“What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion!”
—Sydney Smith (1771–1845)

“As long as learning is connected with earning, as long as certain jobs can only be reached through exams, so long must we take this examination system seriously. If another ladder to employment was contrived, much so-called education would disappear, and no one would be a penny the stupider.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)