"It is much better to learn the..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is much better to learn the elements of geology, of botany, or ornithology and astronomy by word of mouth from a companion than dully from a book.
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“The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.”
“Another sort of false prayers are our regrets. Discontent is the way of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend your own work, and already the evil begins to be repaired.”
“The love of novels is the preference of sentiment to the senses.”
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“The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.”
“When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.”
“True teaching cannot be learned from text-books any more than a surgeon can acquire his skill by reading about surgery.”