“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one” is a popular quotation that has been cited in print since at least 1988, when it was credited to magazine publisher Malcolm Forbes (1919-1980). The exact circumstances of the quotation are not known.
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Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
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A New Age Guide for the Thoroughly Confused and the Absolutely Certain
By John Clancy; et al.
Eastsound, WA : Sweet Forever Pub.
1988
Pg. 61:
“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” -Malcolm Forbes
13 May 1988, The Daily Globe (Ironwood, MI), pg. 11, col. 1:
Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm Forbes
23 September 1988, St. Albans (VT) Messenger, pg. 6, col. 2:
“Education’s purpose is to replaced an empty mind with an open one.”—Malcolm S. Forbes
9 September 1990, The Herald & Review (Decatur, IL), “Pulse,” pg. C1:
WORDS OF WORTH: “Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” — Malcolm Forbes, American publisher.
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Words of Wellness:
A Treasury of Quotations for Well-Being
Edited by Joseph Sutton
Carson, CA: Hay House, Inc.
1991
Pg. ?:
Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. —Malcolm S. Forbes
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The Best Advice Ever for Teachers
By Charles McGuire and Diana Abitz
Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing
2001
Pg. 83:
The goal of education is to replace an empty mind with an open mind. — MALCOLM FORBES (1919-1990), AMERICAN PUBLISHER OF FORBES MAGAZINE
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Quotable Quotes:
Wit and Wisdom from the Greatest Minds of Our Time
By Editors of Reader’s Digest
New York, NY: Penguin Books
2012
Pg. ?:
Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. —MALCOLM FORBES
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