“The mediaeval university looked backwards: it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge... The modern university looks forward: it is a factory of new knowledge.”
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Huxley, T. H. (n.d.). The mediaeval university looked backwards: it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge... The modern university looks forward: it is a factory of new knowledge. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10200-the-mediaeval-university-looked-backwards-it-professed-to/
Huxley, Thomas H. “The mediaeval university looked backwards: it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge... The modern university looks forward: it is a factory of new knowledge.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10200-the-mediaeval-university-looked-backwards-it-professed-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Huxley, Thomas H. “The mediaeval university looked backwards: it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge... The modern university looks forward: it is a factory of new knowledge.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10200-the-mediaeval-university-looked-backwards-it-professed-to/.