“Books are the shells of wisdom, which are split open for the pearls of character.”— Bozorgmehr Related Quotes “If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man’s future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual’s total development lags behind?”– Maria Montessori “Each one of us is left to choose our own quality of life and take pleasure where we find it with the understanding that, like Mom used to say, sooner or later something’s gonna get you.”— David Sedaris “Man masters nature not by force, but by understanding”— Jacob Bronowski