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The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
With read more
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.
Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.
Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.
By studying the masters and not their pupils.
By studying the masters and not their pupils.
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.
The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the read more
The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting."
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice,
Paul, thou art beside thyself; much read more
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice,
Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.
Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.
Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.
Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.
A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well.
A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well.
