♦ nivek ♦ Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 "Learning is not attained by chance,it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." -- Abigail Adams (1744-1818) wife of John Adams 1780 http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Abigail.Adams.Quote.6E88 "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -- Alvin Toffler http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Alvin.Toffler.Quote.3872 "[M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but chiefly from a craving after knowledge, which I notice resides in me more than in most other men. And therewithal, whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof." -- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) Biologist Source: Letter of June 12, 1716 http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Antonie.van.Leeuwenhoek.Quote.C502 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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