Here are a few quotes I like that I ran across recently in books I was reading. The books were fiction, not non-fiction; mysteries, not classics or philosophy; demonstrating that there is wisdom to be found in many places.
Posts Tagged ‘learning’
Wednesday wisdom
Posted: September 4, 2013 in All things literary, Music, MusingsTags: Deborah Crombie, evil, good and evil, Hugh Pentecost, learning, music, Philip R. Craig, quotes, wisdom, words of wisdom
B.B. King on learning
Posted: March 21, 2012 in All things literary, Art, Miscellaneous, MusingsTags: B.B. King, Constitution 101, learning, libraries, life, life-long learning, museums, Mustard Museum, Noble Maritime Collection, Spam Museum, The Great Courses
“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.”
–B.B. King
B.B. King, you said a mouthful! Learning is something you have forever, something you can get any time you like, at least in this country and something that, thanks to a wonderful library system, you can get for free. That’s the reason that levies for libraries are the only levies for which I vote “yes.” (more…)
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