academics

academia

is rarely represented by pretty fellows, and in many cases their appearance tends to discourage a love of study in the young.

The learned are seldom pretty fellows, and in many cases their appearance tends to discourage a love of study in the young.

is proof that there is no great concurrence between wisdom and learning.

There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom. Francis Bacon

is, these days, a matter of publish and perish.

With some publishing houses, it's not unusual for an author to publish and perish.