Quotes by Learning If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth. A. P. Herbert learning life science No matter how much we learn, there is always more knowledge to be gained. In this connection I am reminded of a short poem that has been in my mind over the years. It reads as follow: I used to think I knew I knew. But now I must confess. The more I know I know I know I know I know the less. A. Ray Olpin learning years thinking Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous. Abdelkader El Djezairi learning wise inspirational I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge. Abdullah ibn Mubarak islamic learning wisdom True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. Abigail Van Buren learning education funny The unpleasant events you are passing from will not have been profitless to you. Abraham Lincoln passing learning events Gratefully accepting the proffered honor, [to inscribe a new legal work to him] I give the leave, begging only that the inscription may be in modest terms, not representing me as a man of great learning, or a very extraordinary one in any respect. Abraham Lincoln learning giving men Fear of knowing is very deeply a fear of doing. Abraham Maslow learning knowing teaching You don't need fancy highbrow traditions or money to really learn. You just need people with the desire to better themselves. Adam Cooper learning teaching people Man is a strange animal, he doesn't like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it. Adlai Stevenson I wall learning education From all these experiences the most important thing I have learned is that legibility and beauty stand close together and that type design, in its restraint, should be only felt but not perceived by the reader. Adrian Frutiger learning reading beauty Any approach to scientific inference which seeks to legitimize it and answer in reponse to complex uncertainty is, for me, a totalitarian parody of a would-be rational learning process. Adrian Smith learning would-be answers Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old. Aeschylus youth learning science Old men are always young enough to learn with profit. Aeschylus learning age men It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus learning education men Making it a valid law to learn by suffering. Aeschylus learning suffering law I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school nowadays and have things arranged for them that they seem so forlornly unable to produce their own ideas. Agatha Christie learning education children Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public. Agnes Repplier charming learning knowledge I wonder what especial sanctity attaches itself to fifteen minutes. It is always the maximum and the minimum of time which will enable us to acquire languages, etiquette, personality, oratory ... One gathers that twelve minutes a day would be hopelessly inadequate, and twenty minutes a wasteful and ridiculous excess. Agnes Repplier learning twenties personality Everybody is now so busy teaching that nobody has any time to learn. Agnes Repplier learning teaching busy 1234567891011»