What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

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.

Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.

Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic read more

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which read more

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.