Humility, Virtue, Honour

^z 8th June 2023 at 7:31am

According to Wikipedia, Cambridge University's Gonville and Caius College has three gates:

... symbolising the path of academic life. On matriculation, one arrives at the Gate of Humility (near the Porters' Lodge). In the centre of the college one passes through the Gate of Virtue regularly. And finally, graduating students pass through the Gate of Honour ...

... such a nice architectural metaphor for progress in learning!

... and on a lighter yet equally important note, "Students of Gonville and Caius commonly refer to the fourth gate in the college, ... which also gives access to some lavatories, as the Gate of Necessity." 😊

(cf Franklin's Virtues (2008-05-23), Humility, Learning, and Respect (2021-01-28), ...) - ^z - 2023-06-08