Euclid — "Give him threepence, since he must make a gain out of what he learns."

Give him threepence, since he must make a gain out of what he learns.
Euclid — Euclid Ancient · Father of geometry

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Reputed remark to his servant when a student, after learning the first proposition, inquired, 'What do I get by learning these things?'

Date: c. 300 BCE

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