“In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.” ― Eric Hoffer
Category: Quotes
Not One Drop of Blood But What Is American
John Adams (1735-1826), President and Patriot, gave the following account of his ancestry: “One of the foreign Ambassadors said to me, You have been often in England. — Never but once in November and December 1783. You have Relations in England no doubt. — None at all. — None how can that be? You are…
Change the Sky
Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt. (They change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea.) — Horace
Deception
Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. (The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived.) — Anonymous
Useless Knowledge
“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.” — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)