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Starting with the public school, you claimed for it an extraordinary importance: all other institutions must be judged by its standard, according as its aim has been proposed; and, if its aim happens to be wrong, all the others have to suffer. STARTING WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL YOU CLAIMED FOR IT AN EXTRAORDINARY IMPORTANCE ALL OTHER INSTITUTIONS MUST BE JUDGED BY ITS STANDARD ACCORDING AS ITS AIM HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND IF ITS AIM HAPPENS TO BE WRONG ALL THE OTHERS HAVE TO SUFFER
d experienced in them, but that you judged what you saw and felt more justly and severely than any one else. For, during the time I have known you, I have learnt that the most noteworthy, instructive, and decisive experiences and events in one's life are those which are of daily occurrence; that the greatest riddle, displayed in full view of all, is seen by the fewest to be the greatest riddle, and that these problems are spread about in every direction, under the very feet of the passers-by, for the few real philosophers to lift up carefully, thenceforth to shine as diamonds of wisdom. Perhaps, in the short time now left us before the arrival of your friend, you will be good enough to tell us something of your experiences of university life, so as to close the circle of observations, to which we were involuntarily urged, respecting our educational institutions. We may also be allowed to remind you that you, at an earlier stage of your remarks, gave me the promise that you would do so.  WHAT EVERY ONE ELSE SAW AND EXPERIENCED IN THEM BUT THAT YOU JUDGED WHAT YOU SAW FELT MORE JUSTLY AND SEVERELY THAN ANY ONE ELSE FOR DURING THE TIME I HAVE KNOWN YOU I HAVE LEARNT THAT THE MOST NOTEWORTHY INSTRUCTIVE AND DECISIVE EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS IN ONE'S LIFE ARE THOSE WHICH ARE OF DAILY OCCURRENCE THAT THE GREATEST RIDDLE DISPLAYED IN FULL VIEW OF ALL IS SEEN BY THE FEWEST TO BE THE GREATEST RIDDLE AND THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE SPREAD ABOUT IN EVERY DIRECTION UNDER THE VERY FEET OF THE PASSER BY FOR THE FEW REAL PHILOSOPHERS TO LIFT UP CAREFULLY THENCEFORTH TO SHINE AS DIAMONDS OF WISDOM PERHAPS IN THE SHORT TIME NOW LEFT US BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR FRIEND YOU WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO TELL US OF SOMETHING OF YOUR EXPERIENCES OF UNIVERSITY LIFE SO AS TO CLOSE THE CIRCLE OF OBSERVATIONS TO WHICH WE WERE INVOLUNTARILY URGED RESPECTING OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WE MAY ALSO BE ALLOWED TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU AT AN EARLIER AGE OF YOUR REMARKS GAVE ME THE PROMISE THAT YOU WOULD DO SO
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