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.

In doing we learn.

In doing we learn.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings,
Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.

When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings,
Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am read more

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people

It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.