Antisthenes ... was asked on one occasion what learning was the most necessary, and he replied, "To unlearn one's bad habits." (Antisthenes)

Antisthenes ... was asked on one occasion what learning was the most necessary, and he replied, "To unlearn one's bad habits."

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