The languages, especially the dead,
The sciences, and most of all the abstruse,
The arts, at least read more

The languages, especially the dead,
The sciences, and most of all the abstruse,
The arts, at least all such as could be said
To be the most remote from common use,
In all these he was much and deeply read.

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.

What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much read more

What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.

Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.

Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.

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.

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.

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an
exact man.

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an
exact man.

And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.

And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.