Book 25. (7 results) Magicians of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 622 | Illiteracy, or, more kindly, an inability to read and write, is not taken on Gor as a mark of stupidity. |
| 22 | 623 | These things tend rather, in many cases, to be associated with the caste structure and cultural traditions. |
| 22 | 624 | Some warriors, as I have indicated earlier, seem to feel it is somewhat undignified for them to know how to read, or, at least, how to read well, perhaps because that sort of thing is more in the line of, say, the scribes. |
| 22 | 625 | One hires a warrior for one thing, one hires a scribe for another. |
| 22 | 626 | One does not expect a scribe to know the sword. |
| 22 | 627 | Why, then, should one expect the warrior to know the pen? An excellent example of this sort of thing is the caste of musicians which has, as a whole, resisted many attempts to develop and standardize a musical notation. |
| 22 | 628 | Songs and melodies tend to be handed down within the caste, from one generation to another. |
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Illiteracy, or, more kindly, an inability to read and write, is not taken on Gor as a mark of stupidity.
These things tend rather, in many cases, to be associated with the caste structure and cultural traditions.
Some warriors, as I have indicated earlier, seem to feel it is somewhat undignified for them to know how to read, or, at least, how to read well, perhaps because that sort of thing is more in the line of, say, the scribes.
One hires a warrior for one thing, one hires a scribe for another.
One does not expect a scribe to know the sword.
Why, then, should one expect the warrior to know the pen? An excellent example of this sort of thing is the caste of musicians which has, as a whole, resisted many attempts to develop and standardize a musical notation.
Songs and melodies tend to be handed down within the caste, from one generation to another.
- (Magicians of Gor, Chapter )