“The Supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things -- the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.”
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“The Supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things -- the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.” [Quotation attributed to Samuel Johnson]. (n.d.). Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20162-the-supreme-end-of-education-is-expert-discernment/
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“The Supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things -- the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.” Attributed to Samuel Johnson. Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20162-the-supreme-end-of-education-is-expert-discernment/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
“The Supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things -- the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.” Attributed to Samuel Johnson. Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20162-the-supreme-end-of-education-is-expert-discernment/.