WIST Quotations

Highet, Gilbert -- The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and Learning (1976)

Dave — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:14:10 +0000

The chief aim of education is to show you, after you make a livelihood, how to enjoy living; and you can live longest and best and most rewardingly by attaining and preserving the happiness of learning.

Gilbert Highet (1906–1978) Scottish-American classicist, academic writer, intellectual critic, literary historian
The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and Learning (1976)

Shakespeare, William -- Hamlet, Act 3, sc. 1, l. 84ff (3.1.84-90) (c. 1600)

Dave — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:37:45 +0000

HAMLET:Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country from whose bourn
No traveler returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Hamlet, Act 3, sc. 1, l. 84ff (3.1.84-90) (c. 1600)

"Fardels" = "burdens"

Franklin, Benjamin -- Poor Richard (1746 ed.)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Dost thou love Life? then do not squander Time; for that’s the Stuff Life is made of.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1746 ed.)

Reprinted in Poor Richard Improved (1758 ed.). This edition was Franklin's final Poor Richard, and he had it prefaced (1757-07-07) by a new character, Father Abraham, who combined a hundred aphorisms from previous Poor Richard almanacs. This preface became reprinted and (often abridged) known separately as "The Way to Wealth."