βA good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.β
Brad Henry
βA good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.β
βEffective questioning brings insight, which fuels curiosity, which cultivates wisdom.β
βDon't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.β
βThe best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.β
βEducation's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.β
βIntellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.β
βA sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.β
βHistory informs us of past mistakes from which we can learn without repeating them.β
βThere is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.β
βNeither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety.β
βTo learn and never be filled, is wisdom; to teach and never be weary, is love.β
βEducation is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.β
βJust learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.β
βIt is fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.β
βA stumble may prevent a fall.β
βStereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning.β
βLife is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.β
βBy the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.β
βReading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.β
βLearning is a means of livelihood.β
βHe who is proficient in learning, but deficient in morals, is more deficient than proficient.β
βIn order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.β
βLove is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.β
βTo conceal ignorance is to increase it. An honest confession of it, however, gives ground for the hope that it will diminish some day or the other.β
βI really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.β
βGenius without education is like silver in the mine.β
βWho is wise? He that learns from every One. Who is powerful? He that governs his Passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.β
βThey that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.β
βDo not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.β
βReading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.β
βThe important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.β
βNever underestimate your own ignorance.β
βA person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.β
βFailure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.β
βThe minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.β
βA learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant fool.β
βA competent person is always a learning person.β
βExperience is a treasure that can never be taken away.β
βIf you do not read even for a day, thorns grow in your mouth.β
βA wise man learns even from his enemies.β
βIf you do not study hard in youth, you will regret it in old age.β
βA student who wishes to learn should not be ashamed to ask.β
βKnowledge is power.β
βThe path lies within books.β
βYour mistakes are your own unique way of getting to where you need to be.β