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jamessb on March 14, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook

When Isaac Newton came to Cambridge, he matriculated a subsizar, meaning that he effectively worked as a menial servant rather than paying fees.

Relevant section of Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton - http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3ngEugMMa9YC&pg=PA71&...

sillysaurus on March 14, 2013 [–]

The commentator said, "Love. This is the experience every young person needs, in order to grow up useful."

I took this to mean, "Every young person needs to experience love to grow up useful." i.e. a relationship.

I hope nobody who upvoted me felt that hard work is unnecessary.

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