"‘Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined." ― Alexander Pope Topic(s): Education More From Alexander Pope "If a man’s character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business." "No woman ever hates a man for being in love with her, but many a woman hate a man for being a friend to her." "Behold the child, by Nature’s kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw." More In Education "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments."― Bobby Scott "Don’t you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?"― Nikita Khrushchev "The whole thing about elections in Liberia – it’s not about the way you take care of people, it’s not about the heart, it’s about education, according to the perception of some people."― George Weah