Real knowledge, like every thing else of the highest value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, - studied for, - thought for, - and, more than all, it must be prayed for. (Thomas Arnold)

Real knowledge, like every thing else of the highest value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, - studied for, - thought for, - and, more than all, it must be prayed for.

Thomas Arnold

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