Quotes About Learning

It is difficult to connect general principles with such thoroughly concrete things as children.

When I was in my late teens I was already interested in philosophy.

There are nowadays professors of philosophy, but not philosophers

For the learning of every virtue there is an appropriate discipline, and for the learning of suspended judgment the best discipline is philosophy.

An educated memory depends on an organized system of associations; and its goodness depends on two of their peculiarities: first, on the persistency of the associations; and, second, on their number.

It is certain that memory contains not only philosophy, but all the arts and all that appertain to the use of life.

Socrates: This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing [anything]. On the other hand, I – equally ignorant – do not believe [that I know anything].

To teach how to live with uncertainty and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy in our age can still do for those who study it.

It is time that we had uncommon schools, that we did not leave off our education when we begin to be men and women.

He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which is the proper object of philosophy) is the way to elevate one's gaze.

Education is not to be viewed as something like filling a vessel with water but, rather, assisting a flower to grow in its own way

Ignorance never yet helped anybody.

For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms.

Never cry for the same reason twice.

Education gives you the power and confidence to adjust to changes.

To enhance and expand your vision, get an education.

Getting an education is the easiest when you love to learn.

We cannot improve ourselves or our country without improving our educational system and educating ourselves.

Go to school to make a living. Learn about yourself to define your life.

Education is the best fertilizer for the mind.

Sometimes by failing we find a better opportunity to win.

An example is the best inspiration for a young mind.

The best education makes our minds more fertile.

True education makes you beautiful like a butterfly, but it demands a transformation.