“All the cases in which means and ends are external to one another are non-esthetic.”

— John Dewey, Art as Experience (1934), p. 205

About John Dewey

1859 – 1952

American philosopher and educational reformer.

“Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.”

“Cease conceiving of education as mere preparation for later life, and make it the full meaning of the present life.”

“Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”