Famous quotes containing the words teaches, language and/or arts:
“Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (17491832)
“Translate a book a dozen times from one language to another, and what becomes of its style? Most books would be worn out and disappear in this ordeal. The pen which wrote it is soon destroyed, but the poem survives.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“On every hand we observe a truly wise practice, in education, in morals, and in the arts of life, the embodied wisdom of many an ancient philosopher.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
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