Let him know a thing because he has found it out for himself, and not because you have told him of it. Let him not learn science, but discover it for himself.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Émile: or, Concerning Education, “The Incentive of Curiosity” (Eleanor Worthington translation, 1888); Read title, translator’s preface and surrounding curiosity passage in Jules Steeg’s selections from the first three books. Advice to a teacher about encouraging a pupil’s independent investigation.
- Émile: or, Concerning Education, “The Incentive of Curiosity” (Eleanor Worthington translation, 1888)
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