To make me believe that those men who have regulated education in our country have humanity in their hearts is to make me believe a lie.

Quote by Robert Purvis

Topics: Robert Purvis Quotes

I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the...

I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the...

It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is...

It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is...

I am proud to be an American Citizen.

I am proud to be an American Citizen.

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed...

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed...

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what...

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what...

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in;...

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in;...

When you leave here, don't forget why you came. ( to college graduates)

When you leave here, don't forget why you came. ( to college graduates)

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the...

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the...

The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

The tassel's worth the hassle!

The tassel's worth the hassle!

Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges.

Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges.

Graduation Speech: I'd like to thank the internet, Google, Wikipedia, Microsoft Word, and Copy &...

Graduation Speech: I'd like to thank the internet, Google, Wikipedia, Microsoft Word, and Copy &...

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be...

Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be...

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And...

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...