By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
You must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new.
A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.
We have two lives — the one we learn with and the life we live after that.
I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.