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Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
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In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
Could take the size of pots of ale.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
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The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent,
For Whigs allow no force but argument.
When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings,
Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.
When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings,
Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.
Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned.
Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into
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Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned.
Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into
practice intelligently.
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.