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Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of
virtuous living.
He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of
virtuous living.
The sounding jargon of the schools.
The sounding jargon of the schools.
Sometimes questions are more important than answers.
Sometimes questions are more important than answers.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed.
If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed.
What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature read more
What's a' your jargon o' your schools,
Your Latin names for horns and stools;
If honest nature made you fools.
To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble.
To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler--and less trouble.
