'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'
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Type: Statesman Born: March 12, 1821 Death: October 30, 1893 |
“In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.”
“At last I perceive that in revolutions the supreme power rests with the most abandoned.”