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It is no small mischief to a boy, that many of the best years of his…
Quote byWilliam Cobbett · 1763–1835
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: “To Mr. Benbow,” Political Register (29 November 1817).
English (original)
It is no small mischief to a boy, that many of the best years of his life should be devoted to the learning of what can never be of any real use to any human being. His mind is necessarily rendered frivolous and superficial by the long habit of attaching importance to words instead of things; to sound instead of sense.
— William Cobbett
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