Quotes about Learning

Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning, anecdote, all flock to their aid.

Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke and Bacon were only young men in libraries when they wrote these books.

The scholar is the delegated intellect. In the right state he is Man Thinking.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

We must teach the new disciples to also do what Jesus commanded the twelve and the seventy to do when they were commissioned. Discipleship in the first century was not merely learning the teachings of the master discipler, but also learning to model their lives on his life, believing like he did, behaving like he did, and doing what he did.

we are to teach the disciples to obey (do) everything Jesus commanded the twelve disciples to do. This is discipleship; not just studying the Bible,

Teaching at best beckons us to morality, but it is not in itself efficacious. Teaching is like a mirror. It can show you if your face is dirty, but it the mirror will not wash your face.

Rich wisdom is better even than rich soil, young Neil. Jose sees now that you grow in wisdom like a weed in manure.

Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.

What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?

The world does not have time to be with the poor, to learn with the poor, to listen to the poor. To listen to the poor is an exercise of great discipline, but such listening surely is what is required if charity is not to become a hatred of the poor for being poor.