“ When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books; for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved ”
Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper (1881). copy citation
| Author | Mark Twain |
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| Source | The Prince and the Pauper |
| Topic | mind books education |
| Date | 1881 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1837/1837-h/1837-h.htm |
Context
“He kept muttering to himself, «Offal Court—that is the name; if I can but find it before my strength is wholly spent and I drop, then am I saved—for his people will take me to the palace and prove that I am none of theirs, but the true prince, and I shall have mine own again.» And now and then his mind reverted to his treatment by those rude Christ's Hospital boys, and he said, «When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books; for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart. I will keep this diligently in my remembrance, that this day's lesson be not lost upon me, and my people suffer thereby; for learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.» {1}
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