Not perfection as a final goal, but the ever-enduring process of perfecting, maturing, refining is the aim of living. - John Dewey

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Not perfection as a final goal, but the ever-enduring process of perfecting, maturing, refining is the aim of living.

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About John Dewey

John Dewey (October 20 1859 – June 1 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. A major figure in the Pragmatist school of American philosophy, his work has been influential in a wide range of fields.

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For in spite of itself any movement that thinks and acts in terms of an ‘ism becomes so involved in reaction against other ‘isms that it is unwittingly controlled by them. For it then forms its principles by reaction against them instead of by a comprehensive, constructive survey of actual needs, problems, and possibilities.

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