There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time - for we are bound by that - but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Education empowers individuals to rise above the limitations imposed by their current societal context.
In this quote, T. S. Eliot suggests that the purpose of education is not merely to adapt to the present time, but to liberate us from the constraints that our era might impose on our thinking and feelings. By broadening our intellectual horizons and emotional understanding, education equips us to transcend the limitations that our contemporary society may place upon us.
Themes
EducationLimitationsIntellectualFreedomGrowthSociety
In practice
Example use cases
In a graduation speech, a speaker might use this quote to emphasize the transformative power of education.
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