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The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
By studying the masters and not their pupils.
By studying the masters and not their pupils.
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.
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.
Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the
hoofs of a swinish multitude.
Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the
hoofs of a swinish multitude.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.