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.

There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.

There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.

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.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like to be taught.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like to be taught.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning
is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning
is perilous.

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to read more

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing.

In doing we learn.

In doing we learn.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them read more

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game