The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the read more

The best thing for being sad, replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting."

Learn the fundamentals of the game at your leisure and stick with them. Band-aid remedies never last.

Learn the fundamentals of the game at your leisure and stick with them. Band-aid remedies never last.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.

Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.

A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.

A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.

When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings,
Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.

When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings,
Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a read more

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment