A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

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."

There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.

There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.

The green retreats
Of Academus.

The green retreats
Of Academus.

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out read more

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.

A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.

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.

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.