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Norman Finkelstein Quote: “I earn – I’m not – …”

I earn – I’m not – I don’t want to claim I’m a scholar of great stature, but I have made a certain reputation for myself, I’ve published several books, I’ve never been able to get a permanent teaching job.

October 26, 2021 1953, American, December 8, Norman Finkelstein, Quotes by Educators

William Julius Wilson Quote: “Black professors make more than white…”

Black professors make more than white professors. That’s because we are in demand. I’ll tell you, give me two blacks in institutions of higher learning, one has a Ph.D. from an elite institution and has a certain publication record. You give me a white scholar with the same credentials, and I will take that black scholar.

October 9, 2021 1935, American, December 20, Quotes by Sociologists, William Julius Wilson

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quote: “The mind of the scholar, if…”

The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.

May 26, 2021 1807, American, February 27, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Quotes by Poets

Thomas Babington Macaulay Quote: “He was a rake among scholars…”

He was a rake among scholars, and a scholar among rakes.

May 12, 2021 1800, August 25, British, Quotes by Poets, Thomas Babington Macaulay

William Drummond Quote: “Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar….”

Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.

April 6, 2021 1585, December 13, Quotes by Poets, Scottish, William Drummond

Norman Lamm Quote: “My mother, whose family was heavily…”

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted me to be a scholar of the Talmud, but he wanted me to make my living in science.

February 1, 2021 1927, American, Norman Lamm, Quotes by Educators

George Chapman Quote: “And let a scholar all earth’s…”

And let a scholar all earth’s volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock.

December 25, 2020 1559, English, George Chapman, Quotes by Poets

Abbott L. Lowell Quote: “All that you may achieve or…”

All that you may achieve or discover you will regard as a fragment of a larger pattern of the truth which from the separate approaches every true scholar is striving to descry.

December 12, 2020 1856, Abbott L. Lowell, American, December 13, Quotes by Educators

Henrietta Szold Quote: “To the rest of us the…”

To the rest of us the supreme vindication of the scholar’s view lies in their invincible allegiance to the Jewish heritage – a steadfastness that has been matched only by that of their rescuers.

April 14, 2020 1860, American, December 21, Henrietta Szold, Quotes by Activists

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Quote: “The learner always begins by finding…”

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.

February 23, 2020 1770, August 27, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German, Quotes by Philosophers

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