"The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Not a Stoic. Alvin Toffler is classed as Contemplative & Other: Voices from outside the Greco-Roman tradition, included here for reflection. These are not Stoic in origin.
More from the Contemplative & Other collection
- "Man can only be man through education."
- "Learning without thinking is wasted labor."
- "The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their true names."
- "Our glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
- "The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it."