Erich Maria Remarque Quotes
Unspoiled By Education, Frank And Unsuspecting As Young An8imals, They Came Up To School From Their Meadows, Their Games, And Their Dreams. The Simple Law Of Life Was Alone Valid For Them; The Most Vital, The Most Forceful Among Them Was Leader; The Rest Followed Him. But Little By Little, With The Weekly Portions Of Tuition, Another, Artificial Set Of Values Was Foisted Upon Them: He Who Knew His Lesson Best Was Termed Excellent And Ranked Foremost, And The Rest Must Emulate Him. Little Wonder, Indeed, If The More Vital Of Them Resist It! But They Have To Knuckle Under, For The Ideal Of The School Is The Good Scholar.
But What An Ideal! What Ever Came Of The Good Scholars In The World?
In The Hothouse Of The School They Do Enjoy A Short Semblance Of Life, But Only The More Surely To Sink Back Afterward Into Mediocrity And Insignificance. The World Has Been Bettered Only By The Bad Scholars.
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