"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
—Nelson Mandela
"I think education is a privilege."
—Australian Education Minister Brendan Nelson (1)
"Education is not a privilege, but a right for all human beings. For if we are to solve all personal and world problems properly and permanently, we need education."
—SUNRISE
"Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification."
—Martin Luther King (1929-1968)
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
—Jimi Hendrix
"We speak our knowledge and the wisdom will come naturally as we approach the ultimate truth."
—SUNRISE
About this page
Here is a selection of the more stable knowledge that humanity has produced for the 21st century and beyond. This knowledge is provided freely because, as the Roman philosopher and former slave, Epictetus, once said:
"We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free." (The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. London: Headline Book Publishing, p.333.)
Knowledge should never be kept in the hands (or minds) of a few people. Education is not a privilege (2), nor should it be kept for ourselves. To truly help people, knowledge must be shared with everyone. And it should be freely available to all (the eventual outcome of all knowledge). This is the great human legacy we must leave behind for anyone who wishes to do great things for others.
Like the food we grow and eat and the air we breathe, knowledge of the stable and free kind is an essential part of human life.
So happy reading...and learning!
Contents
- BUSINESS PLAN
The essentials of writing a business plan - EVOLUTION OF LIFE ON EARTH
A brief history of life on Earth - EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE, THE SEARCH FOR
What is the probability of finding ETs? - FIRES
The essentials tips to protecting yourself, others and your property from fires - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
A quick survival guide - LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
The essentials - MANAGEMENT THEORY
The essentials - UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN MIND
The search for balance - BRAIN FOOD
The essentials of eating well - NEAREST STARS TO OUR SUN
Do you know your nearest stellar neighbors? - QUOTABLE QUOTES
Quotes for various occasions - USEFUL WEB SITES
A pick of the bunch