This knowledge of truth, combined with proper regard for it, and its faithful observance, constitutes true education. The mere stuffing of the mind with a knowledge of facts is not education. The mind must not only posses a knowledge of truth, but the soul must revere it, cherish it, love it as a priceless gem; and this human life must be guided and shaped by it in order to fulfil its destiny.”The knowledge of truth, combined with the proper regard for it and its’ faithful observance, constitutes true education.
Smith, Joseph (1919) Gospel Doctrine: Selected Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith. Salt Lake City: The Discreet News, p.337. Digitally archived at: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47109/47109-h/47109-h.htm, dated accessed 10 September 2021.
— Joseph F. Smith, sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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