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Thus no one would insist on the Malthusian teaching being a sine quâ non in a seat of learning, who did not think it simply ignorance not to be a Malthusian; and no one would consent to drop the Newtonian theory, who thought it to have been proved true, in the same sense as the existence of the sun and moon is true.
"What has happened to me, and is he learning quickly or growing strangely timid?" she asked herself. Thurston almost rode over Julius Savine near the railroad depot, and reined in his horse to say: "I have my answer, sir, but do not feel beaten yet.
Gathering an armful of his books out of my desk, I filled my apron and poured them in a heap upon his estrade, at his feet. "Take them away, M. Paul," I said, "and teach me no more. I never asked to be made learned, and you compel me to feel very profoundly that learning is not happiness." And returning to my desk, I laid my head on my arms, nor would I speak to him for two days afterwards.
But in this matter she insisted; she made me sit down at the piano, and then plunged into the study of her role as if it were a matter of life and death. She found the actual learning of the part very difficult, and it was only by repeated and persevering rehearsal that she mastered her task.
Who that saw him, poor and in seats of learning uneducated, embark on such an enterprise, could ever dream that, in little more than forty years, Christendom should be animated with the same spirit, thousands forsake all to follow his example, and that the Word of Life should be translated into almost every language and preached in almost every corner of the earth?"
He had always indeed as much upon his hands as one person could see to; but his wife and his daughter Peggy would be woundily pleased to hear a person of learning talk, as he understood I was; and perhaps I might not feel myself unpleasantly circumstanced in their company.
Not only in these material ways are scientific studies in no sense neglected, but the position of the sciences is recognised and even envied by those who follow other kinds of learning.
Enter Scaramouch bare, bowing before Charmante, dress'd in a strange fantastical Habit, with Harlequin; salutes the Doctor. Char. Doctor Baliardo, most learned Sir, all Hail! Hail from the great Caballa of Eutopia. Doct. Char. The Fame of your great Learning, Sir, and Virtue is known with Joy to the renown'd Society. Doct.
Two circumstances here deserve notice: that as no nation labours more under the vice of jealousy than the Irish, so none is more free from it than the Welsh: and in each family the art of playing on the harp is held preferable to any other learning.
"Did he keep it in big bags downstairs? He hadn't a nice house; it was quite a nasty one." "Had he a big place in a cave, with trees that grow rubies and diamonds and beautiful things?" added Charlie. "Why doesn't mamma buy us some ponies now?" continued Cis; "we should be some time learning to ride." "I will not listen to you any more if you talk so foolishly.