On the cultivation of learning.
De litteris colendis (学問の振興について)

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Charlemagne
King of the Franks and first Carolingian emperor (c.742-814). In 46 years and 53 campaigns he unified most of western Europe. Crowned by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day 800, he fused Roman, Catholic and Germanic culture.
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Educate the children and it will not be necessary to punish the men.
-- Pythagoras
Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fancies.
-- Hypatia
To teach superstitions as truth is a most terrible thing.
-- Hypatia
Blue dye is extracted from the indigo plant, yet it is bluer than indigo itself.
-- Xunzi
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
-- Benjamin Franklin
Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation.
-- Averroes