Ãœniversite eÄŸitiminden almak istediÄŸim ÅŸey, hayat? en iyi ÅŸekilde yaÅŸamak konusunda biraz bilgi ve bildiklerimle elimden gelenin en iyisini yapabilmek. Kendimi ve diÄŸer insanlar? anlamay?, onlara yard?m etmeyi öÄŸrenmek istiyorum.

But desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. The more my uncle Toby pored over his map, the more he took a liking to it!—by the same process and electrical assimilation, as I told you, through which I ween the souls of connoisseurs themselves, by long friction and incumbition, have the happiness, at length, to get all be-virtu'd—be-pictured,—be-butterflied, and be-fiddled.

Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading! - take them out of this book, for instance, - you might as well take the book along with them

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

Our passion for learning ... is our tool for survival.

Facts are ventriloquist's dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk nonsense, or indulge in sheer diabolism.

I don't think academic writing ever was wonderful. However, science used to be much less specialized.

Books to judicious compilers, are useful; to particular arts and professions, they are absolutely necessary; to men of real science, they are tools: but more are tools to them.

I do not know whether you are fond of chemical reading. There are some things in this science worth reading.

The more ignorant we become the less value we set on science, and the less inclination we shall have to seek it.

Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.