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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am read more
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back
And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.
And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
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.
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.]
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.
