"I speak of that learning which wakes..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
I speak of that learning which wakes us acquainted with the boundless extent of nature, and the universe, and which even while we remain in this world, discovers to us both heaven, earth, and sea.
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“Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its griefs and anxieties.[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas partiens communicansque leviores.]”
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.”
“The diseases of the mind are more and more destructive than those of the body.[Lat., Morbi perniciores pluresque animi quam corporis.]”
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“Each mind has its own method.”
“My grade point average went from a 2.2 to a 4.0 over the summer. I wanted to get straight A's. I decided to get straight A's. I didn't want people to think I was dumb. And when you get straight A's once, its easier.”
“The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.”
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“Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts; nothing else will ever be of any service to them.”
“Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside.”
“Knowledge is to be acquired only by a corresponding experience. How can we know what we are told merely? Each man can interpret another's experience only by his own.”