How Green Was My Valley - The Value of Lifelong Learning
Dai Bando:
A man is never too old to learn, is it, Mr. Jonas?
Mr. Jonas: [uncertainly]
No.
Dai Bando:
I was in school myself once, but no great one for knowledge.
Mr. Jonas: [angrily, shaking his cane]
Look here, what do you want?
Dai Bando: [taking Mr. Jonas' cane]
Knowledge. How would you go about taking the measurement of a stick, Mr. Jonas?
Mr. Jonas:
By its length, of course.
Dai Bando:
And how would you measure a man who would use a stick on a boy one-third his size?
Cyfartha:
Tell us!
Dai Bando:
Now, you are good in the use of a stick, but boxing is my subject... according to the rules laid down by the good Marquis of Queensbury.
Cyfartha: [saluting]
God rest his soul!
Dai Bando:
And happy I am to pass on my knowledge to you!
Dai Bando:
Position again.
Dai Bando:
Could I have your attention, boys and girls? I am not accustomed to speaking in public...
Cyfartha:
Only public houses.
Dai Bando: [backhands Mr. Jonas in the nose, sending him sprawling; turns to find Mr. Jonas collapsed against the wall, unconscious]
But this - never use. It's against the rules. Break a man's nose. Now then - I'm afraid he will never make a boxer.
Cyfartha:
No aptitude for knowledge.
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