WIST Quotations https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:57:18 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg working – WIST Quotations https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 Adams, John -- (Misattributed) https://wist.info/adams-john/34793/ https://wist.info/adams-john/34793/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2016 00:24:26 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/?p=34793 There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.


John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founder, statesman; US President (1797–1801)
(Misattributed)

While often misattributed to the 2nd President of the United States, it was actually written by American writer and historian James Truslow Adams (1878–1949) in his essay (1929-06), "To 'Be' or to 'Do,'" Forum magazine, Vol. 81, No. 6.

Variants:

  • "There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live."
  • "There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."
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