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A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent read more
If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldn't use, I would hire a professor and get some text books.
The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist
Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist
In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools
In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools
’I'd have you lot up in front of the University authorities first thing in the morning, if it wasn't for read more
’I'd have you lot up in front of the University authorities first thing in the morning, if it wasn't for the fact that you are the University authorities . . .'
The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . read more
The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . . is one of those fantasies that surround authorship.
A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism-a thing not to be sacrificed read more
A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism-a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.
Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much read more
Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.
