Quote#Wisdom
We can make majors and officers every year, but not scholars
Quote byRobert Burton · 1577–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part I, Section 2, member 3, subsection 15, Love of Learning, or overmuch study. With a Digression of the misery of Scholars, and why the Muses are Melancholy..
English (original)
We can make majors and officers every year, but not scholars.
— Robert Burton
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