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He said that he would acquire no knowledge which did not bear upon his object. Therefore all the knowledge which he possessed was such as would be useful to him. I enumerated in my own mind all the various points upon which he had shown me that he was exceptionally well informed. I even took a pencil and jotted them down. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD ACQUIRE NO KNOWLEDGE WHICH DID NOT BEAR UPON HIS OBJECT THEREFORE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH HE POSSESSED WAS SUCH AS WOULD BE USEFUL TO HIM I ENUMERATED IN MY OWN MIND ALL THE VARIOUS POINTS UPON WHICH HE HAD SHOWN ME THAT HE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL INFORMED I EVEN TOOK A PENCIL AND JOTTED THEM DOWN
 skilful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.” “But the Solar System!” I protested. “What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently; “you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.” I was on the point of asking him what that work might be, but something in his manner showed me that the question would be an unwelcome one. I pondered over our short conversation, however, and endeavoured to draw my deductions from it. LAYING HIS HANDS UPON IT NOW THE SKILFUL WORKMAN IS VERY CAREFUL INDEED AS TO WHAT HE TAKES INTO HIS BRAIN ATTIC HE WILL HAVE NOTHING BUT THE TOOLS WHICH MAY HELP HIM IN DOING HIS WORK BUT OF THESE HE HAS A LARGE ASSORTMENT AND ALL IN THE MOST PERFECT ORDER IT IS A MISTAKE TO THINK THAT THAT LITTLE ROOM HAS ELASTIC WALLS AND CAN DISTEND TO ANY EXTENT DEPEND UPON IT THERE COMES A TIME FOR WHEN EVERY ADDITION OF KNOWLEDGE YOU FORGET SOMETHING THAT YOU KNEW BEFORE IT IS OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE THEREFORE NOT TO USELESS FACTS ELBOWING OUT THE USEFUL ONES BUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM I PROTESTED WHAT THE DEUCE IS IT TO ME HE INTERRUPTED IMPATIENTLY YOU SAY THAT WE GO ROUND THE SUN IF WE WENT ROUND THE MOON IT WOULD NOT MAKE A PENNYWORTH OF DIFFERENCE TO ME OR TO MY WORK I WAS ON THE POINT OF ASKING HIM WHAT THAT WORK MIGHT BE BUT SOMETHING IN HIS MANNER SHOWED ME THAT THE QUESTION WOULD BE AN UNWELCOME ONE I PONDERED OVER OUR SHORT CONVERSATION HOWEVER AND ENDEAVOURED TO DRAW MY DEDUCTIONS FROM IT
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