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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8213584, member: 128351&quot;]In our Western civilization, academics never made much money... </p><p><br /></p><p>In Goethe&#039;s Faust, Dr Faust makes a lucid assessment of his life and career:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>I&#039;ve studied, alas, philosophy, </i></p><p><i>Law and medicine, recto and verso</i></p><p><i>And how I regret it, theology also</i></p><p><i>Oh, God, how hard I&#039;ve slaved away, </i></p><p><i>With what result? Poor fool that I am, </i></p><p><i>I&#039;m no whit wiser than when I began!</i></p><p><i>I&#039;ve got a Master of Arts degree</i></p><p><i>On top of that a P.h.D.,</i></p><p><i>For ten long years, around and about, </i></p><p><i>Upstairs, downstairs, in and out, </i></p><p><i>I&#039;ve led my students by the nose</i></p><p><i>To what conclusion? That nobody knows, </i></p><p><i>Or can ever know, the tiniest crumb!</i></p><p><i>Which is why I feel completely undone.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Of course I&#039;m cleverer than these stuffed shirts, </i></p><p><i>These Doctors, Masters, Jurists, Priests</i></p><p><i>I&#039;m not bothered by a doubt or a scruple</i></p><p><i>I&#039;m not afraid of Hell or the Devil — But the consequence is, my mirth&#039;s all gone; </i></p><p><i>No longer can I fool myself </i></p><p><i>I&#039;m able to teach men</i></p><p><i>How to be better, love true worth; </i></p><p><i>I&#039;ve got no money or property, </i></p><p><i>Worldly honors or celebrity</i></p><p><i>A dog wouldn&#039;t put up with this life!</i></p><p><i>Which is why I&#039;ve turned to magic ...</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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