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The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.
The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how read more
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow read more
Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
Exhausting thought,
And having wisdom with each studious year.
Exhausting thought,
And having wisdom with each studious year.
The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men.
The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men.
I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the men and women who got read more
I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.
Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still
air of delightful studies.
Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still
air of delightful studies.
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.
The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.
The noblest exercise of the mind within doors, and most befitting a person of quality, is study.
