Mimi Hunter

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ABut what is worse, their students and their little ones are not nourished and fed with their learning either; it passes from hand to hand for the sole purpose of making a show of it, talking to others and telling stories about it; like chits that have no other value and use than to be counted and thrown away. CThey have learned to speak among others, not with themselves [Cicero]. Not talking, but steering, is needed [Seneca].
The Complete Essays of Montaigne
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