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Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little wordings enjoy.
Much learning shows how little mortals know; much wealth, how little wordings enjoy.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what read more
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get when you don't.
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
Love is a gift. You can't buy it, you can't find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn read more
Love is a gift. You can't buy it, you can't find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn to be receptive of that gift.
Much learning does not teach understanding.
Much learning does not teach understanding.
There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the
beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the
beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to read more
I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing.