![John Dewey quote: "Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until..."](http://quotesbox.org/pic/362827/924x470/quotation-john-dewey-like-the-soil-mind-is-fertilized-while-it-lies.jpg)
![](/media/106/28.jpg)
![](/media/106/29.jpg)
![](/media/106/30.jpg)
![](/media/106/31.jpg)
![](/media/106/32.jpg)
![](/media/106/27.jpg)
![](/media/106/28.jpg)
![](/media/106/29.jpg)
![](/media/106/30.jpg)
![](/media/106/31.jpg)
![](/media/106/32.jpg)
Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until a new burst of bloom ensues.
John DeweyAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: american
- Born: October 20, 1859
- Died: June 1, 1952
Related Authors
Topics
Quotes currently Trending
![John Kenneth Galbraith quote: "The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory..."](/pic/208339/600x316/quotation-john-kenneth-galbraith-the-commencement-speech-is-not-i-think.jpg)
![Bill Russell quote: "To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is..."](/pic/276291/600x316/quotation-bill-russell-to-love-someone-is-nothing-to-be-loved-by-someone.jpg)
Somebody, it seemed, gave it out that I loved ladies; and then everybody presented me their ladies (or the ladies presented themselves) to be embraced, that is to have their necks kissed...The French ladies had a thousand other ways of rendering themselves agreeable by their various attentions and civilities, and their sensible conversation. Tis a delightful people to live with.
Benjamin Franklin