Famous quotes containing the words anna c and/or brackett:
“What we learn for the sake of knowing, we hold; what we learn for the sake of accomplishing some ulterior end, we forget as soon as that end has been gained. This, too, is automatic action in the constitution of the mind itself, and it is fortunate and merciful that it is so, for otherwise our minds would be soon only rubbish-rooms.”
—Anna C. Brackett (1836–1911)
“He who receives a great many letters demanding answer, sees himself as if engaged in a hopeless struggle of one man against the rest of the world.”
—Anna C. Brackett (1836–1911)