You would say... inexperienced as I am, and ready to start, as the proverb says, at my own shadow, I cannot afford to give up the sure ground of principle. ...and when you are further required to give an explanation of this principle, you would go on to assume a higher principle, and the best of the higher ones, until you found a resting place; but you would not refuse the principle and consequences in your reasoning like the Eristics—at least if you wanted to discover real existence. The Trials Of Socrates

Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade. Great Expectations

It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill. The Fellowship of the Ring

Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.” Eat That Frog!