A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well.

A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well.

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."

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

In doing we learn.

In doing we learn.

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.

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning read more

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.