He that studies books alone, will know how things ought to be; and he that studies men will know how things are.
Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: or, Many Things in Few Words, Preface (1821 ed.)
Added on 19-May-16 | Last updated 19-May-16
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Topics: books, humanism, humanities, idealism, ideals, pragmatism, realism
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