“The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living.”

— Will Rogers, Daily Telegram #1597, Will Rogers Finds Larnin' Spoils One For Real Work (4 September 1931)

About Will Rogers

1879 – 1935

American humorist and entertainer, known for his newspaper columns and radio commentary.

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”

“You know everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”

“Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.”

“My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig And Be Dug In Return.”

“I think that the reason to live is to learn.”

“The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool.”

“Let us learn from the lips of death the lessons of life.”

“There are noble books but one wants the breath of life sometimes.”

“To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.”