Charles Mills Quotes on Knowledge
Charles Mills was a Jamaican-American philosopher, distinguished professor at the City University of New York, and one of the most original political philosophers of his generation. This page collects quotes attributed to Charles Mills on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“A university teaches. What does it teach? It must obviously teach all the languages in which the great literatures which have been preserved were written — Hebrew , Arabic , Sanskrit , Greek , Latin , French , Italian , German , Scandinavian , and English .”
Z. Elmarsafy; A. Bernard; D. Attwell (13 June 2013). Debating Orientalism . Springer. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-137-34111-2 . -
“Z. Elmarsafy; A. Bernard; D. Attwell (13 June 2013). Debating Orientalism . Springer. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-137-34111-2 .”
A university teaches. What does it teach? It must obviously teach all the languages in which the great literatures which have been preserved were written — Hebrew , Arabic , Sanskrit , Greek , Latin , French , Italian , German , Scandinavian , and English . -
“Enter to grow in wisdom. / Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind.”
Over entrance (“Enter”) and exit (“Depart”) of Dexter gate (gift of Class of 1890) to Harvard Yard, erected 1901. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] | Alternatives Eliot considered included “Enter daily to grow in wisdom,” and “Depart to serve better thy country and mankind .” [ 3 ] [ 4 ] | Widely paraphrased as: Enter to learn; go forth to serve. | Used by schools including Brigham Young University, Delaware State Univ -
“Over entrance (“Enter”) and exit (“Depart”) of Dexter gate (gift of Class of 1890) to Harvard Yard, erected 1901. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]”
Enter to grow in wisdom. / Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind. -
“Alternatives Eliot considered included “Enter daily to grow in wisdom,” and “Depart to serve better thy country and mankind .” [ 3 ] [ 4 ]”
Enter to grow in wisdom. / Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind. -
“Widely paraphrased as: Enter to learn; go forth to serve.”
Enter to grow in wisdom. / Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind. -
“Sometimes credited (in abbreviated form) to Margaret Sanger . [ 6 ]”
Enter to grow in wisdom. / Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind. -
“Sometimes parodied as: “Enter to learn; go forth to earn.” [ 5 ]”
Enter to grow in wisdom. / Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind.