ThereforeIwouldmakemenandwomendiscontented，withthedivineandwholesomediscontent，attheirownphysicalframe，andatthatoftheirchildren。Iwouldaccustomtheireyestothosepreciousheirloomsofthehumanrace，thestatuesoftheoldGreeks；totheirtendergrandeur，theirchastehealthfulness，theirunconscious，becauseperfectmight：andsay——There；thesearetokenstoyou，andtoallgenerationsyetunborn，ofwhatmancouldbeonce；ofwhathecanbeagainifhewillobeythoselawsofnaturewhicharethevoiceofGod。Iwouldmakethemdiscontentedwiththeuglinessandclosenessoftheirdwellings；I
wouldmakethemdiscontentedwiththefashionoftheirgarments，andstillmorejustnowthewomen，ofallranks，withthefashionoftheirs；andwitheverythingaroundthemwhichtheyhavethepowerofimproving，ifitbeatallungraceful，superfluous，tawdry，ridiculous，unwholesome。Iwouldmakethemdiscontentedwithwhattheycalltheireducation，andsaytothem——YoucallthethreeRoyalR’seducation？Theyarenoteducation：nomoreistheknowledgewhichwouldenableyoutotakethehighestprizesgivenbytheSocietyofArts，oranyotherbody。Theyarenoteducation：theyareonlyinstruction；anecessarygroundwork，inanagelikethis，formakingpracticaluseofyoureducation：butnottheeducationitself。
Andiftheyaskedme，Whattheneducationmeant？Ishouldpointthem，first，Ithink，tonobleoldLilly’snobleold\"Euphues，\"ofthreehundredyearsago，andaskthemtoconsiderwhatitsaysabouteducation，andespeciallythispassageconcerningthatmereknowledgewhichisnowadaysstrangelymiscallededucation。\"Therearetwoprincipalandpeculiargiftsinthenatureofman，knowledgeandreason。Theone\"——thatisreason——\"commandeth，andtheother\"——thatisknowledge——\"obeyeth。Thesethingsneitherthewhirlingwheeloffortunecanchange，northedeceitfulcavillingsofworldlingsseparate，neithersicknessabate，norageabolish。\"
AndnextIshouldpointthemtothosepagesinMr。Gladstone’s\"JuventusMundi，\"wherehedescribestheidealtrainingofaGreekyouthinHomer’sdays；andsay——There：thatisaneducationfitforareallycivilisedman，eventhoughheneversawabookinhislife；thefull，proportionate，harmoniouseducing-thatis，bringingoutanddeveloping——ofallthefacultiesofhisbody，mind，andheart，tillhebecomesatonceareverentyetself-
assured，agracefulandyetavaliant，anableandyetaneloquentpersonage。