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Studious of ease, and fond of humble things.
Studious of ease, and fond of humble things.
O Granta! sweet Granta! where studious of ease,
I slumbered seven years, and then lost by degrees.
O Granta! sweet Granta! where studious of ease,
I slumbered seven years, and then lost by degrees.
Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently
Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently
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.
The whole worl's in a state o' chassis.
The whole worl's in a state o' chassis.
It always seems impossible until its done.
It always seems impossible until its done.
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 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.
The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.
The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.