Thomas Hughes, b. 1822.
Arthur Rimbaud, b. 1854. A decadent poet for my French readers.
Fortunately, I don’t read French.
John Dewey, b. 1859, pragmatist and educator. In fact, Dewey was so pragmatic that if you don’t like this quotation, you can probably find one that says the exact opposite that you will like.
“Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.”
Crockett Johnson, b. 1906. Author of Harold and the Purple Crayon.