Instruct Quotes

131 quotes by 109 authors

To communicate, put your words in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce. — William Safire
I conceive there lies a clear rule in Titus that the elder women should instruct the younger and then I must have a time wherein… — Anne Hutchinson
There is no tongue to speak his eulogy; Too brightly burned his splendor for our eyes; Far easier to condemn his injurers, Than for the… — Michelangelo
Written things are not for speech; their form is literary; they are stiff, inflexible, and will not lend themselves to happy and effective delivery with… — Mark Twain
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them… — Moliere
I am not able to instruct you. I can only tell that I have chosen wrong. I have passed my time in study without experience;… — Samuel Johnson
If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to communicate with another… — William Safire
Gods induction, life's construction, these instruct will save every living thing. Can't you see that life's connected? — Stevie Wonder
Among the writers of antiquity there are none who instruct us more openly in the manners of their respective times in which they lived than… — Joseph Addison
He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of virtuous living. — Thomas Carlyle
We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also. To be able to… — Edith Hamilton
I am aware there are books that instruct you on how to manipulate the market, stocks and people... they might even help you get money.… — Bob Proctor
Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all. — Pythagoras
A teacher is really invaluable. A teacher will instruct you in how to stabilize your energy field, increase it, and decrease the loss of energy… — Frederick Lenz
No man can instruct more than half-a-dozen students at once. The whole problem of education is one of its cost in money. — Henry Adams
You will want a book which contains not man's thoughts, but God's - not a book that may amuse you, but a book that can… — John Selden
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they… — Charles Caleb Colton
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends. — Charles Caleb Colton
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. — Diogenes
Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to… — Donald Knuth

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