Louis L'Amour, Education Of A Wandering Man Quotes
Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.
Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.
Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more.
The key to understanding any people is in its art: its writing, painting, sculpture.
Education is everywhere, prompting one to think, to consider, to remember.
Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost.
Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.
Personally, I do not believe the human mind has any limits but those we impose ourselves.
Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitues, every one known to the others.
Someone has said that culture is what remains with you after you have forgotten all you have read, and I believe there is much truth in that.
Indeed, I find that distance lends perspective and I often write better of a place when I am some distance from it. One can be so overwhelmed by the forest as to miss seeing the trees.
If one really wants to learn, one has to decide what is important. Spending an evening on the town? Attending a ball game? Or learning something that can be with you your life long?