في التعليم الحقيقي، كل ما يقع في أيدينا لا يقلّ قيمةً عن الكتاب: مقلب يدبّره غلامُ الخدم، وهفوة يرتكبها الخادم، وحديثٌ عابر على المائدة، كلها جزء من المنهج الدراسي.

“In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum.”Michel de Montaigne — The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times : His Childhood, Youth, and Prime : His Adventures in Love and Marriage, at Court, and in Office, War, Revolution, and Plague : His Travels at Home and Abroad : His Habits, Tastes, Whims, and Opinions (1999)