Books - A Cure for Gloominess

When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

Michel de Montaigne

Thats the best cure for gloominess and depression that I have seen lately. And it comes to us over 400 years. Books help us to escape from the dreariness of everyday life.

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Education - an old view

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance

Will Durrant

That is definitely true, take it from one is ignorant.


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Great Literature Resources on iTunes

If you are keen on literature and life long learning you may want to check out iTunes University on iTunes. It's a fantastic resource.

I have just downloaded a couple of courses on English and American literature.

Keep living and learning

DK

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The Nine Most Terrifying Words in the English Language

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the Government and I'm here to help"

Ronald Reagan

Banking Observation

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.

Bob Hope

Or a bank is a place that will ask for a bailout from the government and then refuse you a loan. Typical double standards. Still the poor dears do deserve their bonuses for making such catastrophic losses - I think the correct term is market failure. DK

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Natural Ability

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability

Cicero (106 BC-43 BC)

Education helps you to think in the same way as your professors whereas natural ability helps you to think for yourself. DK