Thomas Carlyle on Education

“What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.”

Thomas Carlyle
Scottish author, essayist, & historian (1795 – 1881)

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Nicole

December 4, 2011 at 7:27 AM

Hi Paul
I’ve enjoyed the quotes you posted. And look forward to checking out the rest of your posts. I am curious how you come up with your ideas to research and post. I’ve thought about writing and blogging but I worry about coming up with just the right content and have it make sense.
Nicole

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