Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2003-06-05 Jun 5, 2003Once the mind has been stretched by a new idea, it will never again return to its original size.~ Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.~ Lyman BeecherThe only way to learn is by changing your mind.~ Orson Scott Card Jun 4, 2003Only the educated are free.~ EpictetusBetter be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.~ AesopBy nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them apart.~ Confucius Jun 3, 2003Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.~ Abigail AdamsSay not, when I have leisure I will study; you may not have leisure.~ The MishnahThe fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.~ William Shakespeare Jun 2, 2003Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.~ HoraceOne evening, when I was yet in my nurse’s arms, I wanted to touch the tea urn, which was boiling merrily... My nurse would have taken me away from the urn, but my mother said 'Let him touch it.' So I touched it -- and that was my first lesson in the meaning of liberty.~ John RuskinThe purpose of education is to make the choices clear to people, not to make the choices for people.~ Peter McWilliams May 30, 2003Human 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.~ Douglas AdamsSeeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.~ Benjamin DisraeliExperience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God you learn.~ C. S. Lewis Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print