“Education is infinite. You must constantly seek additional knowledge to keep it up-to-date.”

—  Ananda Mahidol

Source: "Speech while conferring degree certificates to the graduating students of Chulalongkorn University" http://www.memohall.chula.ac.th/article/%E0%B8%81/ (13 April 1946)

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