Throughout the European Middle Ages and Renaissance, Latin was the language of learning and international communication. But in the early modern period, it was gradually displaced by French. By the eighteenth century, all the world - or at least all of Europe - aspired to be Parisian.
Copy QuoteEducation is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Copy Quote View & ShareIn times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Copy Quote View & ShareI've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
Copy Quote View & ShareI like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
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