Slow to Learn, Slow to Forget
I am slow to learn and slow to forget that which I have learned... My mind is like a piece of steel — very hard to scratch anything on it, and almost impossible after you get it there to rub it out.
There are four types of students: Quick to grasp and quick to forget — his advantage is cancelled by his disadvantage; hard to grasp and hard to forget — his disadvantage is cancelled by his advantage; quick to grasp and hard to forget — this is a good portion; hard to grasp and quick to forget — this is a bad portion.