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All this with the result that you remain eternally at a distance from antiquity and become the servants of the day. "At all events, the most wholesome feature of our modern institutions is to be found in the earnestness with which the Latin and Greek languages are studied over a long course of years. ALL THIS WITH THE RESULT THAT YOU REMAIN ETERNALLY AT A DISTANCE FROM ANTIQUITY AND BECOME THE SERVANTS OF THE DAY AT ALL EVENTS THE MOST WHOLESOME FEATURE OF OUR MODERN INSTITUTIONS IS TO BE FOUND IN THE EARNESTNESS WITH WHICH THE LATIN AND GREEK LANGUAGES ARE STUDIED OVER A LONG COURSE OF YEARS
hete, Hermann Grimm, who, on one occasion, at the end of a tortuous essay on the Venus of Milo, asks himself: 'What does this goddess's form mean to me? Of what use are the thoughts she suggests to me? Orestes and Œdipus, Iphigenia and Antigone, what have they in common with my heart?'--No, my dear public school boy, the Venus of Milo does not concern you in any way, and concerns your teacher just as little--and that is the misfortune, that is the secret of the modern public school. Who will conduct you to the land of culture, if your leaders are blind and assume the position of seers notwithstanding? Which of you will ever attain to a true feeling for the sacred seriousness of art, if you are systematically spoiled, and taught to stutter independently instead of being taught to speak; to æstheticise on your own account, when you ought to be taught to approach works of art almost piously; to philosophise without assistance, while you ought to be compelled to _listen_ to great thinkers.  SPEAK AFTER THE MANNER OF THE A STEET HERMAN GRIMM WHO ON ONE OCCASION AT THE END OF A TORTUOUS ESSAY ON THE VENUS OF MILO ASKS HIMSELF WHAT DOES THIS GODDESS FOR MEAN TO ME OF WHAT USE ARE THE THOUGHTS SHE SUGGEST TO ME ORESTES AND OEDIPUS EPHIGENIA AND ANTIGONY WHAT HAVE THEY IN COMMON WITH MY HEART NO MY DEAR PUBLIC SCHOOLBOY THE VENUS OF MILO DOES NOT CONCERN YOU IN ANY WAY AND CONCERNS YOUR TEACHER JUST AS LITTLE AND THAT IS THE MISFORTUNE THAT IS THE SECRET OF THE MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL WHO WILL CONDUCT YOU TO THE LAND OF CULTURE IF YOUR LEADERS ARE BLIND AND ASSUME THE POSITION OF SEEERS NOTWITHSTANDING WHICH OF YOU WILL EVER ATTAIN TO A TRUE FEELING FOR THE SACRED SERIOUSNESS OF ART IF YOU ARE SYSTEMATICALLY SPOILED AND TAUGHT TO STUTTER INDEPENDENTLY INSTEAD OF BEING TAUGHT TO SPEAK TO AESTHETICIZE ON YOUR OWN ACCOUNT WHEN YOU OUGHT TO BE TAUGHT TO APPROACH WORKS OF ART ALMOST PIOUSLY TO PHILOSOPHISE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHILE YOU OUGHT TO BE COMPELLED TO LISTEN TO GREAT THINKERS
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