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John Sterling

The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.

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John Sterling is saying that even a poor education that teaches people to control their desires and practice self-discipline is more valuable than an excellent education that fails to teach this important lesson. He emphasizes that learning self-denial is a crucial part of education, more essential than any other knowledge or skill.

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