Quotes About Learning

Denn man hört nie auf erziehungsbedürftig zu sein; ich gehe noch jetzt in die Schule und lerne von Leuten, die meine Enkel sein könnten.

The benefit of growing older is that you make different mistakes.

Moreau made me, but Edward taught me to be human.

It is only by having desire thwarted, and thereby learning to control it — in other words, by becoming civilized — that men become fully human.

Men are still led by instinct before they are regulated by knowledge

I learn by going where I have to go.

Is pain a promise? I was schooled in pain, And found out all I could of all desire;

You can't motivate a student you don't know.

He had never graduated from any college or university because he found them too slow for him, and too rigid in their approach to education. He could not get used to the idea that perhaps his professors knew what they were talking about.

Understand, I was a bright and profoundly unimaginative child: Much of what passes for intelligence in children is a stark deafness to metaphor coupled with a pigheaded literal-mindedness.

Why, you poor things—didn't you know? Knowledge and understanding aren't props for one another. Knowledge is a pile of bricks, and understanding is a way of building. Build for me!

Teaching is an art that can be learned; learning from a teacher is an art that can be learned; anyone who tries--and we all try--can gain a certain competence in teaching; but a real teacher, now---he has a talent. He has a gift like a fine artist or musician or sculptor. Oh, we think highly of teachers, and of teaching. Teaching is part of loving, you know

Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.

We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.

I bowed my heard, and I knew that we have a lot to learn from the leaf because it was not afraid - it knew that nothing can be born and nothing can die.

If learning is not followed by reflecting and practicing, it is not true learning.

Withough suffering you cannot grow

Do not think the knowledge you presently possess is changeless, absolute truth. Avoid being narrow-minded and bound to present views. Learn and practice nonattachment from views in order to be open to receive others' viewpoints

to love means to learn the art of nourishing our happiness.

There needs to be a revolution in education. We must encourage schools to train our students in the art of living in peace and harmony. It isn't easy to learn to read, write, or solve math problems, but children manage to do it. Learning how to breathe, smile, and transform anger can also be difficult, but I have seen many young people succeed. If we teach children properly, by the time they are around twelve, they will know how to live harmoniously with others.

When we hear a Dharma talk or study a sutra, our only job is to remain open. Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. If we read or listen with an open mind and an open heart, the rain of the Dharma will penetrate the soil of our consciousness.