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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
Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little wordings enjoy.
Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little wordings enjoy.
The first problem for all of us men and women is not to learn, but to unlearn.
The first problem for all of us men and women is not to learn, but to unlearn.
The languages, especially the dead,
The sciences, and most of all the abstruse,
The arts, at least read more
The languages, especially the dead,
The sciences, and most of all the abstruse,
The arts, at least all such as could be said
To be the most remote from common use,
In all these he was much and deeply read.
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.
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are read more
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
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.
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.
A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
