- Colleague
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gymnasium Quotes
A gymnasium can mean a school steeped in classical education or a place built purely for physical strength, and this collection of gymnasium quotes plays with both meanings. From European schooling traditions to the idea of the world itself as a training ground, these sayings connect discipline of mind and body.
Long before it meant a workout space, a gymnasium in Europe meant years of rigorous study, the kind of Growth that shapes a whole career.
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- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sick of very white teeth and lots of gymnasium practice. I'm bored, you know, send in the next one. I wanted a real man that I could believe was my brother, my father, you know, my next-door neighbor - a real person.
- Final
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- Nov 07, 2020
I visited the Gymnasium in The Hague and passed my final examination (in the sciences section) in 1943.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our gymnasium was remarkable and had more stuff in it than one could dream up in a nightmare. Furthermore, every boy had to use every piece of it during gymnasium class.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
After attending the gymnasium between my eighth and seventeenth years, I studied classical philology at Berlin University for two years under Boeckh and Lachmann, and with the friendly support of Emanuel Geibel and Franz Kugler, I dabbled in all sorts of poetry.
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- Nov 07, 2020