--- title: "4 J.A. Rogers Quotes" description: "J.A. Rogers has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/j-a-rogers-70933_quote_it-is-too-often-forgotten-that-when-the_1219060.jpg" --- # J.A. Rogers **4** quotes in **6** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by J.A. Rogers > [“It is too often forgotten that when the Europeans emerged and began to extend themselves into the broader world of Africa and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-a-rogers/it-is-too-often-forgotten-that-when-the-europeans-emerged-and-began/) [J.A. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-rogers/) [Called Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/called-civilization-770689/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/j-a-rogers-70933_quote_it-is-too-often-forgotten-that-when-the_1219060.jpg) > [“His eyes met mine. Brown eyes. I couldn’t read anything and as he turned away I realised he didn’t intend to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-a-rogers/his-eyes-met-mine-brown-eyes-i-couldn-t-read-anything-and-as-he/) [J.A. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-rogers/) [Brown eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/j-a-rogers-70933_brown-eyes_his-eyes-met-mine-brown-eyes-i-couldn-t_1414471.jpg) > [“It would be a greater pity to prostitute lessons of wisdom to rascals incapable of understanding and appreciating them; there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-a-rogers/it-would-be-a-greater-pity-to-prostitute-lessons-of-wisdom-to-rascals/) [J.A. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-rogers/) [Learning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/j-a-rogers-70933_learning_it-would-be-a-greater-pity-to-prostitute_2084014.jpg) > [“When Egyptian civilization crossed the Mediterranean to become the foundation of Greek culture, the teachings of Imhotep were also absorbed there. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-a-rogers/when-egyptian-civilization-crossed-the-mediterranean-to-become-the/) [J.A. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-rogers/) [Father Of Medicine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father-of-medicine-219285/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/j-a-rogers-70933_father-of-medicine_when-egyptian-civilization-crossed-the-m_2947368.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-rogers/#itemlist", "name": "J.A. 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