Quotes About Learning

Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.

An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.

The progress of the rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.

A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books.

the wise may be instructed by a fool

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

Amalia est en colère : quand sa prof comprendra-t-elle qu'un livre ne s'impose pas, qu'il se rencontre ?

She didn't bother to understand it all; it was history --boring boring boring.

He talked to himself because there weren't many people as learned as he, and he liked to talk to learned people.

The goal of education is understanding; the goal of training is performance.

To be a child is to see things and not know them; then you know them.

College is a singular opportunity to rummage through and luxuriate in ideas, to give your brain a vigorous workout and your soul a thorough investigation, to realize how very large the world is and to contemplate your desired place in it.

Although the Internet could be making all of us smarter, it makes many of us stupider, because it's not just a magnet for the curious. It's a sinkhole for the gullible. It renders everyone an instant expert. You have a degree? Well, I did a Google search!

I learned a lot from my losses. They made me stronger and more determined.

When I was 18, I thought my father was pretty dumb. After a while when I got to be 21, I was amazed to find out how much he'd learned in three years.

Intelligence is not a science.

engaging' pupils rather than instructing them. Meaningless phrases such as 'linking cross curricular activities' and 'teaching children rather than subjects' are bandied around to wise nods of approval, but the one question that is never asked is: 'Does any of this weird stuff really work?

And in that moment, I felt my own ignorance spread suddenly out behind me like a pair of wings, and every single thing I didn't know was a feather on those wings. I could feel them tugging at the air, restless to be airborne.

Every pain is a lesson.

That's what teaching mostly is, the reinterpretation of familiar things in a new context.

The "secret" to success has always been the same: education and hard work.

It is necessary to learn from others' mistakes. You will not live long enough to make them all yourself. ADMIRAL HYMAN G. RICKOVER

Education is no substitute for intelligence.

It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.