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Es una ciencia —replicó don Quijote— que encierra en sí todas o las más ciencias del mundo, a causa que el que la profesa ha de ser jurisperito, y saber las leyes de la justicia distributiva y commutativa, para dar a cada uno lo que es suyo y lo que le conviene; ha de ser teólogo, para saber dar razón de la cristiana ley que profesa, clara y distintamente, dondequiera que le fuere pedido; ha de ser médico, y principalmente herbolario, para conocer en mitad de los despoblados y desiertos las yerbas que tienen virtud de sanar las heridas, que no ha de andar el caballero andante a cada triquete buscando quien se las cure; ha de ser astrólogo, para conocer por las estrellas cuántas horas son pasadas de la noche, y en qué parte y en qué clima del mundo se halla; ha de saber las matemáticas, porque a cada paso se le ofrecerá tener necesidad dellas... Ha de estar adornado de todas las virtudes teologales y cardinales; rescendiendo a otras menudencias, digo que ha de saber nadar... ha de saber herrar un caballo y aderezar la silla y el freno; y, volviendo a lo que toca a la fidelidad de Dios y de su dama, ha de ser casto en los pensamientos, honesto en las palabras, liberal en las obras, valiente en los hechos, sufrido en los trabajos, caritativo con los necesitados, y, finalmente, mantenedor de la verdad, aunque le cueste la vida el defenderla.

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“Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir!” The speaker, and the schoolmaster, and the third grown person present, all backed a little, and swept with their eyes the inclined plane of little vessels then and there arranged in order, ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim. In this life, we want nothing but Facts, sir; nothing but Facts!” “Girl number twenty,” said Mr. Gradgrind, squarely pointing with his square forefinger, “I don’t know that girl. Who is that girl?” “Sissy Jupe, sir,” explained number twenty, blushing, rising up. “Sissy is not a name,” said Mr. Gradgrind. “Don’t call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia.” “Yes, sir,” returned the girl. “Cecilia Jupe. Let me see. What is your father?” “He belongs to the horse-riding, if you please, sir.” “Girl number twenty unable to define a horse!” said Mr. Gradgrind, for the general behoof of all present. “Girl number twenty possessed of no facts in reference to one of the commonest of animals! Some boy’s definition of a horse. Bitzer, yours.” “The quadruped, and graminivorous, Mr. Gradgrind,” replied Bitzer, “forty teeth, namely twenty-four grinders, four eye-teeth, and twelve incisive. Sheds coat in the spring; in marshy countries sheds hoofs, too. Hoofs hard, but requiring to be shod with iron. Age known by marks in mouth.” “Now girl number twenty,” said Mr. Gradgrind, “you know what a horse is.” “Yes, sir,” said Sissy Jupe. “Then define a horse.” Sissy Jupe hesitated, and looked for help, and blushed, and said nothing. “Girl number twenty unable to define a horse!” repeated Mr. Gradgrind. “Very well. Now let me ask you this. You know what a carpet is?” “Yes, sir.” “Then you know what a carpet is made of?” “Of wool, sir.” “Very well. Now suppose you were asked to describe a carpet, what would you say?” “I should say it was a thing that was made of wool, and had patterns on it, and was something to walk on.” “Why, yes. And what do you mean by patterns?” “Why, I mean flowers, and birds, and horses, and things like that.” “Not facts, girl number twenty! Not facts!”