Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 104
... learning by investigation of facts , who has formed his theories of life after a keen observa- tion of mankind in its various aspects , and whose knowledge , deep and various , has been transmuted into wisdom , which is higher than ...
... learning by investigation of facts , who has formed his theories of life after a keen observa- tion of mankind in its various aspects , and whose knowledge , deep and various , has been transmuted into wisdom , which is higher than ...
Page 293
... learning with almost equal rapidity , and are content to lapse into what they consider a blissful ignorance , devoting themselves to sport and social pleasure with the British ardour for anything but learning . It is the same in every ...
... learning with almost equal rapidity , and are content to lapse into what they consider a blissful ignorance , devoting themselves to sport and social pleasure with the British ardour for anything but learning . It is the same in every ...
Page 315
... learning at the present time is some- what at a discount , and athletics rank first and foremost . For a schoolmaster to have taken a good degree is not always so essential as to have a good round arm at cricket , to play a good all ...
... learning at the present time is some- what at a discount , and athletics rank first and foremost . For a schoolmaster to have taken a good degree is not always so essential as to have a good round arm at cricket , to play a good all ...
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