“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21425-there-are-some-things-which-cannot-be-learned/
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Hemingway, Ernest. “There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21425-there-are-some-things-which-cannot-be-learned/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hemingway, Ernest. “There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21425-there-are-some-things-which-cannot-be-learned/.