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A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
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
Learning is a kind of natural food for the mind.
[Lat., Doctrina est ingenii naturale quoddam pabulum.]
Learning is a kind of natural food for the mind.
[Lat., Doctrina est ingenii naturale quoddam pabulum.]
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out read more
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
By studying the masters and not their pupils.
By studying the masters and not their pupils.
In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.
In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.
There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.
There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.
