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Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
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.
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
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.
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.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]