A possibility of continuing progress is opened up by the fact that in learning one act, methods are developed good for use in other situations. Still more important is the fact that the human being acquires a habit of learning. He learns to learn.
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Arriving at one point is the starting point to another.
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Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live.
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