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If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage
If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
 It is the worst of madness to learn what has to be unlearnt.
 [Lat., Extremae est dementiae discere dediscenda.]  
 It is the worst of madness to learn what has to be unlearnt.
 [Lat., Extremae est dementiae discere dediscenda.] 
A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well.
A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well.
If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed.
If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed.
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain
Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of read more
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.