The green retreats
Of Academus.

The green retreats
Of Academus.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

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

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.

Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.

Don't just learn something from every experience, learn something positive.

Don't just learn something from every experience, learn something positive.

And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.

And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.