Learners versus the learned

“In times of change, learners will inherit the earth while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” — Eric Hoffer

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  1. “If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning we may study his commentators.” – William Hazlitt, “On the ignorance of the learned”, 1822

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