"Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined." ― Alexander Pope Topic(s): Education More From Alexander Pope "Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always To be Blest." "Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few." "‘Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined." More In Education "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."― George Washington "The essence of a government health care system – for people who have never lived under it and don’t know – is waiting, waiting, waiting. You wait for everything. You wait for years for operations that are routine in America."― Mark Steyn "I mean the public likes it more in Europe than they do here because the state supported organizations have felt that playing contemporary music was part of the education of the public."― Elliott Carter