言论

'It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from books. The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.' - Albert Einstein

“对于一个人来说,最重要的不是学习知识。学习知识不一定要上大学,他可以在书上学到。大学教育的价值不在于学习知识,而在于训练大脑,思考书本里学不到的东西。”

——阿尔伯特•爱因斯坦

'A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.'

- Richard Hofstadter (American historian)

“大学的本质是一个自由探究与批评的中心,这不能因其它因素而牺牲掉。”

——理查德•霍夫施塔特(美国历史学家)

'There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.'

- John Masefield (English poet and writer)

“世上没有比大学更美好的地方了,在这里想明智的人可以努力去学习,已经发现真理的人可以尽力去传播。”

——约翰•马斯菲尔德(英国诗人、作家)

'Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.'

- Marian Wright Edelman (American activist for the rights of children)

“多体谅别人比任何大学学历都能让你的孩子在人生的道路上走得更远。”

——玛丽安•莱特•伊德曼(美国儿童权利倡导者)

'Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college.'

- Lillian Smith (American Writer)

“教育是个人在世界获取知识与经验的事,跟学校或大学关系不大。”

——莉莲•史密斯(美国历史学家)