Did you receive a regular course of training ?" Henry looked at him.

"At school, I mean." "Yes, in an elementary way.

Afterward I studied in the public library." "A good school, but not cohesive," Witherspoon replied.

"A thousand scraps of knowledge don't make an education." "Father, you remember my uncle Harvey," said Mrs.Witherspoon.
"Hum, yes, I remember him." "Well, his education did not prevent his having a thousand scraps of knowledge." "I should think not," Witherspoon replied.

"No man's knowledge interferes with his education." "My uncle Harvey knew nearly everything," Mrs.Witherspoon went on.
"He could make a clock; and he was one of the best school teachers in the country.