"There are some things which cannot be..." - Quote by Ernest Hemingway
There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.
More by Ernest Hemingway
“He was violating the second rule of the two rules for getting on well with people that speak Spanish; give the men tobacco and leave the women alone”
“The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.”
“I would write one true sentence, and then go on from there.”
More on Learning
“No Such Thing as Bad Results”
“The way to learn German, is, to read the same dozen pages over and over a hundred times, till you know every word and particle in them, and can pronounce and repeat them by heart.”
“Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.”