Quotes about Learning

In times of great change [which is always], learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exists." Faith

you learn how to recover from falling by falling! It is precisely by falling off the bike many times that you eventually learn what the balance feels like. The skater pushing both right and left eventually goes where he or she wants to go. People who have never allowed themselves to fall are actually off balance, while not realizing it at all. That is why they are so hard to live with.

Eric Hoffer, the street philosopher, put it this way: "In times of great change [which is always], learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exists.

The wounds to our ego are our teachers and must be welcomed. They must be paid attention to, not litigated.

We were largely taught what to believe instead of how to believe.

The truth is, almost everything we do is done poorly when we first start doing it — that's how we learn.

Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions.

While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.

Listen: Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go.

Jesus taught that spiritual maturity is never an end in itself. Maturity is for ministry! We grow up in order to give out. It is not enough to keep learning more and more. We must act on what we know and practice what we claim to believe.

It seems we are often guilty of being more interested in defending God's Word than in studying it.