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The man that has acquired knowledge ...
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I know that every man that is willing to pay the price can be a success. The price is not in money, but in effort. The first essential quality for success is the desire to do--to be something. The next thing is to learn how to do it; the next to carry it into execution. The man that is the best able to accomplish anything is the one with a broad mind; the man that has acquired knowledge, that may, it is true, be foreign to this particular case, but is, nevertheless, of some value in all cases.So the man that wants to be successful must be liberal; he must acquire all the knowledge that he can; he must be well posted not only in one branch of his business but in every part of it. Such a man achieves success.
Does it mean that a man who acquired knowledge is not a good example here because probably he is not liberal? But later the author writes that "he must acquire all the knowledge that he can", so I don't know why the man who has acquired knowledge is not a good example?
I know that every man that is willing to pay the price can be a success. The price is not in money, but in effort. The first essential quality for success is the desire to do--to be something. The next thing is to learn how to do it; the next to carry it into execution. The man that is the best able to accomplish anything is the one with a broad mind; the man that has acquired knowledge, that may, it is true, be foreign to this particular case, but is, nevertheless, of some value in all cases.So the man that wants to be successful must be liberal; he must acquire all the knowledge that he can; he must be well posted not only in one branch of his business but in every part of it. Such a man achieves success.
Does it mean that a man who acquired knowledge is not a good example here because probably he is not liberal? But later the author writes that "he must acquire all the knowledge that he can", so I don't know why the man who has acquired knowledge is not a good example?
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- - No, quite the opposite—but liberally educated, not liberal-minded, is what is being spoken of. But later the author writes that "he must acquire all the knowledge that he can", so I don't know why the man who has acquired knowledge is not a good example? -- That's because you misunderstood the first part: the best man has a broad mind; he has acquired knowledge of all kinds.
- - - No, quite the opposite—but liberally educated, not liberal-minded, is what is being spoken of.
- But later the author writes that "he must acquire all the knowledge that he can", so I don't know why the man who has acquired knowledge is not a good example?
- -- That's because you misunderstood the first part: the best man has a broad mind; he has acquired knowledge of all kinds.
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Does it mean that a man who acquired knowledge is not a good example here because probably he is not liberal?-- No, quite the opposite—but liberally educated, not liberal-minded, is what is being spoken of.
But later the author writes that "he must acquire all the knowledge that he can", so I don't know why the man who has acquired knowledge is not a good example?-- That's beca
But later the author writes that "he must acquire all the knowledge that he can", so I don't know why the man who has acquired knowledge is not a good example?-- That's beca
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