| ▲ | chao- 2 hours ago | |
This brings to mind the childhood of John Stuart Mill: - Learned Greek starting age three. - Was studying Plato at age six. - Studied Latin starting at age eight. And more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill#Biography I guess it helps that he had Jeremy Bentham hanging around his house from an early age. | ||
| ▲ | stevage a minute ago | parent | next [-] | |
Learning three languages at an early age is completely unremarkable for millions of people around the world. It's just notable which ones his were. | ||
| ▲ | karmakurtisaani 7 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
And imagine what he could have done if he had done something useful at such a young age! | ||