The article articulates an educational motto -expressed in the title -found in a 'prototypical narrative' of social youth work carried out by activists in Copenhagen inMorten Nissen is professor at the Danish School of Education (Aarhus University) in Copenhagen (http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/morten-nissen(32db3c54-6233-4faa-b12a-2e031c1fa8dc).html). His research areas are: Theories of subjectivity, collectivity, standards and participation. Practices of education, social work, health, prevention, and motivation. Psycho-social issues and approaches and methodologies and epistemologies of practice. He currently heads the research program "SUBSTANceSubjects and Standards" (http://substance.ku.dk/english/). In addition, he is attached to the Ostfold university college in Fredrikstad, Norway.