Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

Learning is a companion on a journey to a strange country. Hitopadesa.

Learning is a dangerous weapon, and apt to wound its master if it is wielded by a feeble hand, and by one not well acquainted with its use. Montaigne.

Learning is a livelihood. Hitopadesa.

Learning is a sceptre to some, a bauble to others. Pr.

Learning is a superior sight. Hitopadesa. 20

Learning is an addition beyond / Nobility of birth; honour of blood, / Without the ornament of knowledge, is / A glorious ignorance. Shirley.

Learning is better than hidden treasure. Hitopadesa.

Learning is better worth than house or land. Crabbe.

Learning is but an adjunct to ourself; / And, where we are, our learning likewise is. Love's L. Lost, iv. 3.

Learning is not to be tacked to the mind, but 25 we must fuse and blend them together, not merely giving the mind a slight tincture, but a thorough and perfect dye. Montaigne.