--- title: "11 Taught Words Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Taught Words quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Taught Words sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/benjamin-disraeli-390_education_we-are-taught-words-not-ideas-895255_895255.png" --- > [We are taught words, not ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/we-are-taught-words-not-ideas/) [Benjamin Disraeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-disraeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/benjamin-disraeli-390_education_we-are-taught-words-not-ideas-895255_895255.png) > [My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiger-woods/my-dad-has-always-taught-me-these-words-care-and-share/) [Tiger Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiger-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/tiger-woods-1300_care_my-dad-has-always-taught-me-these-words_470731.jpg) > [“The Holy Scripture is Spirit-taught words.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-holy-scripture-is-spirit-taught-words/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-holy-scripture-is-spirit-taught-word_2807869.jpg) > [“The Word of God is Spirit-taught words.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-word-of-god-is-spirit-taught-words/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-word-of-god-is-spirit-taught-words-2_2850005.jpg) > [And stop talking in that puffed-up way they taught you. Words aren't brains, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepak-chopra/and-stop-talking-in-that-puffed-up-way-they-taught-you-words-aren-t/) [Deepak Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepak-chopra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/deepak-chopra-63_brain_and-stop-talking-in-that-puffed-up-way-t_1754498.jpg) > [Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-wanamaker/shakespeare-s-taught-me-that-there-are-more-words-in-the-english/) [Zoe Wanamaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-wanamaker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/zoe-wanamaker-34685_english-language_shakespeare-s-taught-me-that-there-are-m_1628822.jpg) > [“Truth was, life had taught me that words were better spoken when they meant something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-k-ryals/truth-was-life-had-taught-me-that-words-were-better-spoken-when-they/) [R.K. Ryals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-k-ryals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/r-k-ryals-25903_language_truth-was-life-had-taught-me-that-words_3005338.jpg) > [“It’s my earliest memory: arranging my brother’s marbles into words. It is summer, and I am beneath the oak that stands in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd/it-s-my-earliest-memory-arranging-my-brother-s-marbles-into-words-it/) [Sue Monk Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/sue-monk-kidd-404_language_it-s-my-earliest-memory-arranging-my-bro_2531386.jpg) > [“His manager taught him that words change with time, by single letters or more, sometimes their whole roots switching—a “y” to an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/china-mi-ville/his-manager-taught-him-that-words-change-with-time-by-single-letters/) [China Miéville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/china-mi-ville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/china-mi-ville-1303_language_his-manager-taught-him-that-words-change_1718458.png) > [How do I speak Spanish? Not too well. Paz taught me a few words that, if people weren't nice to me, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-sandler/how-do-i-speak-spanish-not-too-well-paz-taught-me-a-few-words-that-if/) [Adam Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-sandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/adam-sandler-2225_chef_how-do-i-speak-spanish-not-too-well-paz_2773239.jpg) > [“Ars Poetica I taught my words to love, I showed them my heart and would not give up until their syllables did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nichita-st-nescu/ars-poetica-i-taught-my-words-to-love-i-showed-them-my-heart-and/) [Nichita Stănescu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nichita-st-nescu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/nichita-st-nescu-21981_black-star_ars-poetica-i-taught-my-words-to-love-i_2968790.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taught-words/#itemlist", "name": "Taught Words Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are taught words, not ideas.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Benjamin Disraeli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-disraeli/we-are-taught-words-not-ideas/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/benjamin-disraeli-390_education_we-are-taught-words-not-ideas-895255_895255.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/benjamin-disraeli-390_education_we-are-taught-words-not-ideas-895255_895255.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/benjamin-disraeli-390_education_we-are-taught-words-not-ideas-895255_895255.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are taught words, not ideas.” — Benjamin Disraeli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tiger Woods" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiger-woods/my-dad-has-always-taught-me-these-words-care-and-share/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/tiger-woods-1300_care_my-dad-has-always-taught-me-these-words_470731.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/tiger-woods-1300_care_my-dad-has-always-taught-me-these-words_470731.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/tiger-woods-1300_care_my-dad-has-always-taught-me-these-words_470731.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.” — Tiger Woods", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Holy Scripture is Spirit-taught words.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lailah Gifty Akita" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-holy-scripture-is-spirit-taught-words/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-holy-scripture-is-spirit-taught-word_2807869.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-holy-scripture-is-spirit-taught-word_2807869.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-holy-scripture-is-spirit-taught-word_2807869.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Holy Scripture is Spirit-taught words.” — Lailah Gifty Akita", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Word of God is Spirit-taught words.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lailah Gifty Akita" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-word-of-god-is-spirit-taught-words/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-word-of-god-is-spirit-taught-words-2_2850005.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-word-of-god-is-spirit-taught-words-2_2850005.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-word-of-god-is-spirit-taught-words-2_2850005.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Word of God is Spirit-taught words.” — Lailah Gifty Akita", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And stop talking in that puffed-up way they taught you. 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Not too well. Paz taught me a few words that, if people weren't nice to me, I could tell them a few things. I got to study with [chef] Thomas Keller, who we all love as a guy and Jim had a relationship with him at [his restaurant] the French Laundry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Sandler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-sandler/how-do-i-speak-spanish-not-too-well-paz-taught-me-a-few-words-that-if/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/adam-sandler-2225_chef_how-do-i-speak-spanish-not-too-well-paz_2773239.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/adam-sandler-2225_chef_how-do-i-speak-spanish-not-too-well-paz_2773239.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/adam-sandler-2225_chef_how-do-i-speak-spanish-not-too-well-paz_2773239.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“How do I speak Spanish? Not too well. 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Then I came to me, I braced myself between two banks of a river, to present a bridge, a bridge between a bull's horn and grass, between black stars of light and earth, between the temple of a woman's head and a man's, letting words travel over me like racing cars, electric trains, only so they could cross faster, only so they would learn to transport the world, from itself, to itself.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nichita Stănescu" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nichita-st-nescu/ars-poetica-i-taught-my-words-to-love-i-showed-them-my-heart-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/nichita-st-nescu-21981_black-star_ars-poetica-i-taught-my-words-to-love-i_2968790.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/nichita-st-nescu-21981_black-star_ars-poetica-i-taught-my-words-to-love-i_2968790.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/nichita-st-nescu-21981_black-star_ars-poetica-i-taught-my-words-to-love-i_2968790.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ars Poetica I taught my words to love, I showed them my heart and would not give up until their syllables…” — Nichita Stănescu", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taught-words/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taught-words/", "name": "Taught Words Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taught-words/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/benjamin-disraeli-390_education_we-are-taught-words-not-ideas-895255_895255.png" }, "description": "Browse 11 Taught Words quotes by 10 authors. 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