Sue: I don't see why we have to do homework every night. Why can't we just listen to the lectures? Nancy: There is no royal road to learning.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
there is no royal road to learning — Cf. PROCLUS Commentary on Euclid (Friedlein) 68, μὴ εἶναι βασιλικὴν ἀτραπὸν ἐπὶ γεωμετρίαν, there is no royal short cut to geometry (quoting Euclid). 1745 E. STONE tr. Euclid’s Elements (ed. 2) II. A2v There is no other Royal Way or Path to… … Proverbs new dictionary
royal road — {n. phr.} A quick means of accomplishment; an easy path. * /There is no royal road to learning in order to obtain a university degree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
royal road — {n. phr.} A quick means of accomplishment; an easy path. * /There is no royal road to learning in order to obtain a university degree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
royal\ road — n. phr. A quick means of accomplishment; an easy path. There is no royal road to learning in order to obtain a university degree … Словарь американских идиом
Royal Road — The Persian Royal Road was an ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian king Darius I of Achaemenid Empire in the 5th Century BC. Darius built the road to facilitate rapid communication throughout his very large empire from Susa to… … Wikipedia
learning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Acquisition of knowledge Nouns 1. learning, assimilation, absorption; erudition, knowledge; humanity, wisdom, breeding; study, education, schooling; reading, inquiry, contemplation; apprenticeship,… … English dictionary for students
learning — see learning is better than house and land when house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent a little knowledge is a dangerous thing there is no royal road to learning … Proverbs new dictionary
road — see the road to hell is paved with good intentions there is no royal road to learning all roads lead to Rome … Proverbs new dictionary
royal — see there is no royal road to learning … Proverbs new dictionary
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