The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. — Plutarch
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.
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Plutarch. "On Listening." Essays. Penguin Classics, 1993.
Original citation
Plutarch. "Περὶ τοῦ ἀκούειν [On Hearing]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.
