Quotations towards Wisdom

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. [Confucius]

Learning without thought is labour lost. [Confucius]

How is it that men are so stupid? It must be education that does it. [With Alexandre Dumas]

If I had no sense of humour, I would long ago have committed suicide. [Mahatma Gandhi]

I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it. [Albert Einstein]

Many great spirits have encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. [With Albert Einstein]

As an academic writer, make doubly sure your good ideas are relevant and tie in with highly regarded, valid literature in your arena, or there could be trouble ahead.

Misfortunes hasten age. (British)

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. [Mark Twain]

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men (American)."

When the student is ready, maybe you learn something. [TK]

To be left to educate yourself well could become a deep-lying asset if you don't fall short in it. [TK]

Defeated also means unable to learn anything. [TK]

To unlearn many things to one's profit is hardly well enough taught in schools. [TK]

Learning is a lifetime process and involves much updating. [TK]

The resolute may overcome the obstacles to learning. [TK]

The road to wisdom includes also what every child should be taught. [TK]

Take care to get out of a bad experience the good and sustainable wisdom that could lie there. [TK]

Experience is, sadly, what you got by not having it when you needed it badly. [TK]

Life can not only be lived, but also marred. Good education helps solvence and hinders all to common harms. [TK]

We learn both by example and experience, and even better and faster under the guidance of an experienced, bland tutor. [TK]

The art of teaching is also the art of assisting discovery. [With Mark Van Doren]

Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own. [Unknown]

We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. One task is to teach people how to learn. [Cf. Peter F. Drucker]