אֵין הָעוֹלָם מִתְקַיֵּם אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִיל הֶבֶל תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית רַבָּן

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The world exists only because of the breath of schoolchildren

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The world endures thanks to the innocence of young children. By extension: the world endures thanks to the education of the next generation.

("Resh Lakish said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda Nesia: The world exists only because of the breath of schoolchildren" - Shabbat 119b. Also: "The world exists only because of the breath of the mouths of schoolchildren, for they are the source of the nation's spiritual revival, as the kids will become rams, and those kids who are fattened with measure, weight, and justice will succeed and we will see a sign of blessing in them" - Berdyczewski, Writings, II, 195. Also: "The lives of schoolchildren are Torah. The world endures for their sake, and the young man and his wife knew how to chatter with the children and enjoy them" - Mordechai ben Yehezkel, The Book of Tales, Part Four, The Young Man, 279)