The art of education is an art to awaken curiosity in young souls, and then to satisfy it.
Published on June 29, 2016 , under Quotes
Source: Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881), part 2, chapter 4, page: 198.
Complete Quote: The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; and curiosity itself can be vivid and wholesome only in proportion as the mind is contented and happy.