“As long as I live, so long do I learn.”
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960), p. 1036
“As long as I live, so long do I learn.”
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960), p. 1036
Cory Doctorow book Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
First lines
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003)
Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer
“You live and learn. Or you don't live long.”
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Source: Time Enough for Love (1973)
John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
“It takes a long time to learn to live — by the time you learn your time is gone.”
Paul R. Halmos (1916–2006) American mathematician
Source: I Want to be a Mathematician: An Automathography (1985)
“I feel that after working a long time, I’ve really learned how to do what I do. I enjoy it.”
Karl Shapiro (1913–2000) Poet, essayist
Paris Review interview (1986)
Context: I feel that after working a long time, I’ve really learned how to do what I do. I enjoy it. I don’t think there’s anything more satisfying than turning out a good stanza or a good piece of prose. And when you’re satisfied enough, you want to show it to other people. That’s called publication.