We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.
Alexandre DumasRead
How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Education can sometimes diminish natural intelligence and curiosity found in childhood.
This quote by Alexandre Dumas suggests a paradox in human development where children, who display inherent intelligence and curiosity, seem to become less intelligent as they grow older, potentially due to the constraints and rigidities imposed by the educational systems they encounter. Dumas implies that formal education may dampen the innate quest for knowledge and creativity that children naturally possess.
Themes
EducationIntelligenceChildrenCuriosityGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a discussion about the flaws in traditional education systems.
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