Education is not merely the transmission of information or the training of useful skills. It is the formation of the intellect itself, shaping how the mind sees reality, judges truth, and orders knowledge. A well-educated mind is not one that knows many things superficially, but one that understands clearly, thinks coherently, and is able to follow ideas to their proper conclusions.

The human intellect is ordered to truth. Truth is not created by opinion, preference, or consensus, but discovered by reason as it conforms to reality. When education fragments knowledge or treats truth as relative, the mind becomes unstable and confused. When knowledge is pursued patiently and ordered carefully, the mind grows in clarity, confidence, and freedom.

The proper end of education is wisdom. Wisdom is not cleverness, performance, or measurable achievement, but the right ordering of knowledge toward what is truly good. A wise person understands not only how things work, but why they matter, and is able to govern thought, speech, and action by reason rather than impulse.

All truth ultimately points beyond itself. When the mind follows truth faithfully, it is raised beyond the visible world toward its highest source. Education, at its fullest, prepares the intellect not only to know, but to contemplate, and to recognise that truth is something to be loved, not merely used.