Quotes About Learning

God lead us past the setting of the sun To wizard islands, of august surprise; God make our blunders wise.

Knowledge and belief are two seperate tracks that run parallel to each other and never meet, except in the child.

Not to know is the beginning of wisdom.

The man of wisdom is the man of years.

He has existed only, not lived, who lacks wisdom in old age.

I always think upon Lee Strasberg with warmth, and reviewing his wisdom is a pleasure.

Of all whose words I have heard, no one attains to this, to know that wisdom is apart from all.

After wisdom comes wit.

The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.

…but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.

Solomon made a big mistake when he asked for wisdom.

In the mountains of wisdom no climbing is in vain.

My hope for the future is that we learn wisdom again.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom.

The child must teach the man.

Wisdom is not found with those who dwell at their ease; rather nature, when she adds brain, adds difficulty.

Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.

If you try to assert wisdom before people have themselves walked it, be prepared for much resistance, denial, push-back, and verbal debate.

Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.

The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

You will profit by the failure, and will avoid it another time. I have done a similar thing myself, in construction, often. Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn.

How deluded we sometimes are by the clear notions we get out of books. They make us think that we really understand things of which we have no practical knowledge at all.

The only way to learn is by changing your mind.

Unless we learn from history, we are destined to repeat it. This is no longer merely an academic exercise, but may contain our worlds fate and our destiny.