The green retreats
Of Academus.

The green retreats
Of Academus.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the read more

The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting."

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice,
Paul, thou art beside thyself; much read more

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice,
Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

By studying the masters and not their pupils.

By studying the masters and not their pupils.

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back