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Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.
Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.
What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much read more
What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.
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.]
There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.
There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.
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.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an
exact man.
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an
exact man.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
