In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned find themselves equipped to live in a world which no longer exists. by Eric Hoffer

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"In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned find themselves equipped to live in a world which no longer exists." - Copy to Clipboard

-- Eric Hoffer

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