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Oliver Wendell Holmes

The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.

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The most important aspect of intellectual education is understanding how to use and connect facts in meaningful ways rather than just memorizing them. This means developing the ability to think critically and apply knowledge creatively to real situations.

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