The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Interpretation
The ultimate purpose of learning is to understand and emulate a divine being.
This quote by John Milton suggests that the highest goal of education and learning is not just the acquisition of knowledge but rather the deep understanding of God's nature. From this understanding stems the desire to love and imitate God, emphasizing that true knowledge leads to moral and spiritual growth.
In practice
This quote can be used in a religious education class to inspire students about the purpose of their studies.
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape_x000D_ _x000D_ Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.
Libraries are not just places where people go read a book, but places where an immigrant goes to take English lessons and where folks out of a job search for community.
Travel is rich with learning opportunities, and the ultimate sourvenir is a broader perspective.
If then a practical end must be assigned to a University course, I say it is that of training good members of society... It is the education which gives a man a clear, conscious view of their own opinions and judgements, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them, and a force in urging them. It teaches him to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a skein of thought to detect what is sophistical and to discard what is irrelevant.
At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.
Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
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