There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.
Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips, MCR software, 1995.
-- Joseph Marie De Maistre, (Apr 1 1753-1821), French diplomat, writer; He became, after being uprooted by the French Revolution, a great exponent of the conservative tradition.