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In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
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In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
Could take the size of pots of ale.
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a read more
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.