It's history. It's poetry.

'I'm not trying to tell you," he said, "that only educated and scholarly men are able to contribute something valuable to the world. It's not so. But I do say that educated and scholarly men, if they're brilliant and creative to begin with - which, unfortunately, is rarely the case - tend to leave infinitely more valuable records behind them than men who are merely brilliant and creative. They tend to express themselves more clearly, and they usually have a passion for following their thoughts through to the end. And - most important - nine times out of ten they have more humility than the unscholarly thinker. Do you follow me at all?"

apanhador.

"Among other things, you'll find that you're the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happlily, some of them kept record of their troubles. You'll learn from them - if tou want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beatifull reciprocal arrangement.

And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry."