Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age

Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age

No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar

No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar

I think psychedelics play a major part in what we do, but having said that, I feel that if somebody's read more

I think psychedelics play a major part in what we do, but having said that, I feel that if somebody's going to experiment with those things they really need to educate themselves about them. People just taking the chemicals and diving in without having any kind of preparation about what they're about to experience tend to have no frame of reference, so they're missing everything flying by and all these new perspectives. It's just a waste. They reach a little bit of spiritual enlightenment, but they end up going, 'Well, now I need that drug to get back there again.' The trick is to use the drugs once to get there, and maybe spend the next ten years trying to get back there without the drug.

The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not fit to be
deemed a scholar.

The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not fit to be
deemed a scholar.

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with read more

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem.

Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem.

Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem.

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something read more

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.

I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.

From his cradle
He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one,
Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and read more

From his cradle
He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one,
Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading;
Lofty and sour to them that loved him not,
But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer.