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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.
This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.
The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you read more
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us read more
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like read more
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1].
It is the growling man who lives a dog's life.
It is the growling man who lives a dog's life.
