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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — Aristotle · Smartyfair

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Aristotle384–322 BC · philosopher · Ancient GreeceAristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher who studied nearly everything — biology, physics, poetry, and politics — and organized knowledge in ways that shaped science for centuries.6 quotes

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Learning is hard at the start and worth it later.

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What turned up: Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 3rd century CE; trans. C.D. Yonge, 1853)
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