"The bulk of mankind are schoolboys through..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
The bulk of mankind are schoolboys through life.
More by Thomas Jefferson
“In the environment, every victory is temporary, every defeat permanent.”
“We must train and classify the whole of our male citizens, and make military instruction a regular part of collegiate education.”
“It can never be too often repeated, that the time for fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest, and ourselves united.”
More on Humanity
“We must all learn to live together as brothers. Or we will all perish together as foolsFor some strange reason I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. And you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.”
“We that are true lovers run into strange capers; but as all is mortal in nature, so is all nature in love mortal in folly.”
“We're all ignorant, just about different stuff.”
More on Maturity
“How can you respect the world when you see it's being run by a bunch of kids turned old?”
“I feel I have grown up. I am a man. It's important in my football too. When everything is good, I don't think you grow up fantastically, I think maybe you need a few problems to grow up. It is good if people in England have started to admire me. I think I have changed a little since the World Cup. I am stronger with my mentality and with my game as well.”
“In high school, I used to think it was "like sooooo cool" if a guy had an awesome car. Now none of that matters. These days I look for character and honesty and trust.”