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When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something
When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
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.
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.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
