“ Learning is a benefit to some, but others only muddle their brains. ”
Anton Chekhov, The Steppe (1888). copy citation
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
|---|---|
| Source | The Steppe |
| Topic | benefit brains |
| Date | 1888 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Steppe |
Context
“For the glory of our Maker, for the comfort of our parents, for the benefit of our Church and our country. . . . Yes, indeed!"
"The benefit is not the same in all cases," said Kuzmitchov, lighting a cheap cigar; "some will study twenty years and get no sense from it."
"That does happen."
"Learning is a benefit to some, but others only muddle their brains. My sister is a woman who does not understand; she is set upon refinement, and wants to turn Yegorka into a learned man, and she does not understand that with my business I could settle Yegorka happily for the rest of his life.”
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