Quotes About Learning

It is certainly human to make mistakes, but there are some human beings who make more than others, and they are called fools.

RzeczywiÅ›cie, czÄ™sto siÄ™ zdarza, ?e idzie siÄ™ do biblioteki, bo chce siÄ™ ksi??kÄ™ o znanym tytule, ale gÅ'ównÄ… funkcjÄ… biblioteki, a przynajmniej funkcjÄ… biblioteki w moim domu i w domach wszystkich znajomych, jakich mo?emy odwiedza?, jest odkrywanie ksi??ek, których istnienia siÄ™ nie podejrzewaÅ'o, a które, jak siÄ™ okazuje, sÄ… dla nas niezwykle wa?ne.

he would learn—truth is brief (afterward, it is all commentary). So

The young no longer want to study anything, learning is in decline, the whole world walks on its head, blind men lead others equally blind and cause them to plunge into the abyss, birds leave the nest before they can fly, the jackass plays the lyre, oxen dance. Mary no longer loves the contemplative life and Martha no longer loves the active life, Leah is sterile, Rachel has a carnal eye, Cato visits brothels. Everything is diverted from its proper course.

And is a library, then, an instrument not for distributing the truth but for delaying its appearance?

At most, recognizing that our history was inspired by many tales we now recognize as false should make us alert, ready to call constantly into question the very tales we believe true, because the criterion of the wisdom of the community is based on constant awareness of the fallibility of our learning.

of knowledge is for monks.

El saber no es como la moneda, que se mantiene físicamente intacta incluso a través de los intercambios más infames; se parece más bien a un traje de gran hermosura, que el uso y la ostentación van desgastando.

Vivimos para los libros. Dulce misión en este mundo dominado por el desorden y la decadencia.

enanos —admitió Guillermo—, pero enanos subidos sobre los hombros de aquellos gigantes y, aunque pequeños, a veces logramos ver más allá de su horizonte.

Estudio. —¿Va a la universidad o estudia? —Aunque le parezca extraño, una cosa no está reñida con la otra.

Often books speak of books.

But often the treasures of learning must be defended, not against the simple but, rather, against other learned men.

sá»± h?c h?i không ch? bao g?m hi?u bi?t Ä'i?u th?y ph?i hay có th? làm, mà còn bao g?m c? sá»± hi?u bi?t Ä'i?u th?y s? có kh? n?ng làm nhÆ°ng có l? không nên.

Gençler art?k hiçbir ÅŸey öÄŸrenmek istemiyorlar, bilim geriliyor, tüm dünya tepetaklak olmuÅŸ, körler körleri yönetiyor ve onlar? uçuruma sürüklüyorlar, kuÅŸlar, daha uçmay? öÄŸrenmeden yuvadan ayr?l?yor, eÅŸekler çal?yor, öküzler oynuyor.

Os perdedores, assim como os autodidatas, sempre têm conhecimentos mais vastos que os vencedores, e quem quiser vencer deverá saber uma única coisa e não perder tempo sabendo todas, o prazer da erudição é reservado aos perdedores. Quanto mais coisas uma pessoa sabe, menos coisas deram certo para ela.

And that will be full knowledge, the learning of the singular.

This was my master's way. He not only knew how to read the great book of nature, but also knew the way monks read the books of Scripture, and how they thought through them. A gift that, as we shall see, was to prove useful to him in the days to follow.

el placer de la erudición está reservado a los perdedores. Cuanto más sabe uno, es que peor le han ido las cosas.

Amor est magis cognitivus quam cognitio

Nadie nos exige que sepamos, Adso. Hay que saber, eso es todo, aun a riesgo de equivocarse.

Öyleyse neden öÄŸrenmek istiyorsunuz? Çünkü bilim, yaln?zca insan?n yapmas? gerekeni ya da yapabileceÄŸini bilmesinden ibaret deÄŸildir; yapabileceÄŸini, ama belki de yapmamas? gerekenin bilinmesini de içerir.

Çok önemi var, çünkü biz burada, kitaplar aras?nda, kitaplarla birlikte, kitaplara göre yaÅŸayan insanlar aras?nda ne olduÄŸunu anlamaya çal???yoruz; bu nedenle onlar?n kitaplar üstüne söyledikleri sözler de önemlidir.

It's quite possible that mortality is simply the result of poor education.