It is only by struggling with difficult books, books over o… - Mortimer J. Adler

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It is only by struggling with difficult books, books over one's head, that anyone learns to read.

Mortimer J. Adler

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Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American Aristotelian philosopher and author.

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An educated person is one who, through the travail of his own life, has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture.

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn't contain a single idea.

It is only by struggling with difficult books, books over one's head, that anyone learns to read. - Mortimer J. Adler

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