Ken PoirotBooks and school are great for learning but there is no substitute for life and living to provide a real education.
About This Quote
The quote by John D. Rockefeller is very relevant in today’s society. Education is important, but it is more important to learn from life than to learn through books. Since the day the first man was born, there have been people who did not go to school or did not read books. They used what they learned from their own lives and the history of the world to make their decisions.
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