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The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
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The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent,
For Whigs allow no force but argument.
It is only when we forget out learning that we begin to know.
It is only when we forget out learning that we begin to know.
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
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.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
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.
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
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
