When the well is dry, they know the worth of water
Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten, Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred
Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors
Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination.
Timothy was so learned he could name a horse in 9 languages, and bought a cow to ride on.
Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.
If thou hast wit & learning, add to it Wisdom and Modesty.
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
The learned fool writes nonsense in better language that the unlearned - but it's still nonsense.
Learn of the skilful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.