Quotes by Learning Disciples do owe their masters only a temporary belief, and a suspension of their own judgment till they be fully instructed. Francis Bacon judgmentlearningbelief It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example. Fred Hoyle learningexamplemistake Learning teaches how to carry things in suspense, without prejudice, till you resolve it. Francis Bacon suspenseprejudicelearning The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire. Francois de La Rochefoucauld learningfirewind I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy. Frank Zappa learninginspirationalbook As far as I have seen, at school...they aimed at blotting out one's individuality. Franz Kafka individualitylearningschool The genius of any single man can no more equal learning, than a private purse hold way with the exchequer. Francis Bacon learninggeniusmen Everyone wants to transform, but nobody wants to change. Frederica Mathewes-Green learningwantpeople Things that people learn purely out of curiosity can have a revolutionary effect on human affairs. Frederick Seitz learningsciencepeople It must be admitted that the tendency of the human race toward liberty is largely thwarted, especially in France. This is greatly due to a fatal desire-learned from the teachings of antiquity-that our writers on public affairs have in common: They desire to set themselves above mankind in order to arrange, organize, and regulate it according to their fancy. Frederic Bastiat learningraceteaching In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men; and under systematic management the best man rises to the top more certainly and more rapidly than ever before. Frederick Winslow Taylor learningmenknowledge It is not the number of books you read; nor the variety of sermons which you hear; nor the amount of religious conversation in which you mix: but it is the frequency and the earnestness with which you meditate on these things, till the truth which may be in them becomes your own, and part of your own being, that ensures your spiritual growth. Frederick William Robertson learningtruthbook Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own future. Its advances consist in finding out where it has been wrong. Friedrich August von Hayek learningintegrityknowledge We do not need to invent sustainable human communities. We can learn from societies that have lived sustainably for centuries. We can also model communities after nature's ecosystems, which are sustainable communities of plants, animals, and microorganisms. Since the outstanding characteristic of the biosphere is its inherent ability to sustain life, a sustainable human community must be designed in such a manner that its technologies and social institutions honor, support, and cooperate with nature's inherent ability to sustain life. Fritjof Capra learningnaturelife A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. Frederick Douglass learningeducationpeople Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. Friedrich Schiller learningleadershippatience This spontaneous emergence of order at critical points of instability, which is often referred to simply as "emergence," is one of the hallmarks of life. It has been recognized as the dynamic origin of development, learning, and evolution. In other words, creativity-the generation of new forms-is a key property of all living systems. Fritjof Capra creativitylearninglife Let the radiance of my enthusiasms envelop the poor courtyard and the bare classroom. Let my heart be a stronger column and my goodwill purer gold than the columns and gold of rich schools. Gabriela Mistral learningeducationheart Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. Friedrich Schiller learningteachingcourage I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Galileo Galilei learningattitudeinspirational«3031323334353637383940»
