مَن برع فيما نُقدّره، بدا في أعيننا بطلًا؛ وكلُّ فتاةٍ سُرّت بما تعلّمته، ستحمل معلّمها في خاطرها. . . . . أما الأبله ذو الصوت العذب، فله أن يختار في مدارس الداخلية ما يشاء.

“Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes; Each girl, when pleased with what is taught, Will have the teacher in her thought. . . . . A blockhead with melodious voice, In boarding-schools may have his choice.”Jonathan Swift — The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers, Not Hitherto Published ... With Memoir of the Author (1843)