Charles V Said That A Man Who Knew Four Languages Was Worth Four Men; And Alexander The Great So Valued Learning, That He Used To Say He Was More Indebted To Aristotle For Giving Him Knowledge That, Than His Father Philip For Giving Him Life. - SearchQuotes

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Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and Alexander the Great so valued learning, that he used to say he was more indebted to Aristotle for giving him knowledge that, than his father Philip for giving him life.

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