Excerpt from Physiological Notes on Primary Education and the Study of Language In modern times education has been recognized to be something more than an elegant luxury, designed exclusively for the benefit of the upper classes. It is a force, and a potent and indisputable means, not only for the training but for the evocation of forces. It is able, not only to convey information, but to in crease power. It is not simply a social convention, but a real means for attaining real ends. The final ends Of education are efficiency and repose. The educated person is he who knows how to get What he wants, and how to enjoy it when he has got it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.