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Quote by Robertson Davies
The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe,

The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring. – Robertson Davies

Other quotes by Robertson Davies

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. – Robertson Davies

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Age
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Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. – Robertson Davies

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Cats
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Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic. – Roy Blount, Jr.

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Learning

I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that. – Madeleine Peyroux

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Learning

Im only just learning what language to use when I want my microphone turned down, you know, because its all so new to me. It can be quite difficult on a daily basis to communicate with the people I work with, so Im just looking forward to knowing more. – Duffy

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Learning

Ive grown a lot, and Im learning every week. – Mark Pincus

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Infinity is a floorless room without walls or ceiling. – Author Unknown

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Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. – Santayana, Essays

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The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once. – Francis H. Bradley

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Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. – Thomas Aquinas

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