Education of a wandering man Quotes

“Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.”

“Without books we should very likely be a still-primitive people living in the shadow of traditions that faded with years until only a blur remained, and different memories would remember the past in different ways. A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.Without books we should very likely be a still-primitive people living in the shadow of traditions that faded with years until only a blur remained, and different memories would remember the past in different ways. A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.”

“If one really wants to learn, one has to decide what is important. Spending an evening on the town? Attending a ball game? Or learning something that can be with you your life long?”

“Indeed, I find that distance lends perspective and I often write better of a place when I am some distance from it. One can be so overwhelmed by the forest as to miss seeing the trees.”

“Someone has said that culture is what remains with you after you have forgotten all you have read, and I believe there is much truth in that.”

“Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitues, every one known to the others.”

“Personally, I do not believe the human mind has any limits but those we impose ourselves.”

“Much of the study of history is a matter of comparison, of relating what was happening in one area to what was happening elsewhere, and what had happened in the past. To view a period in isolation is to miss whatever message it has to offer.”

“Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.”