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A University Is Not, Primarily, A Place In Which To Learn How To Make A Living; It Is A Place In Which To Learn How To Be More Fully A Human Being, How To Draw Upon One's Resources, How To Discipline The Mind And Expand The Imagination; How To Make Some Sense Out Of The Big World We Will Shortly Be Thrown Into.
-Sydney J. Harris
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A University Is Not, Primarily, A Place

Sydney J. Harris
A University Is Not, Primarily, A Place In Which To Learn How To Make A Living; It Is A Place In Which To Learn How To Be More Fully A Human Being, How To Draw Upon One's Resources, How To Discipline The Mind And Expand The Imagination; How To Make Some Sense Out Of The Big World We Will Shortly Be Thrown Into.
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