Instruct Quotes

131 quotes by 109 authors

In the United States we have concentrated tremendous sums of money on the educational plant, seemingly with the idea that the right number of buildings… — Louis L'Amour
The obligation to amuse and instruct myself was entirely my own, and people who didn't know that were childish people, to be avoided if possible.… — John Taylor Gatto
Use words to please, to instruct, to soothe. Then stop speaking. — Kate Horsley
No one had ever said anything like that to Evie. Her parents always wanted to advise or instruct or command. They were good people, but… — Libba Bray
The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god… — Christopher Hitchens
Just be careful. When we arrive at the house, you canâ€™t look to me for help or instruction. Remember, I am your human subjugate. You… — Cassandra Clare
Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainerâ€”for unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or… — Sydney J. Harris
If you want to build a boat, do not instruct the men to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools and organize the work,… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It is what I was born for - to look, to listen, to lose myself inside this soft world - to instruct myself over and… — Mary Oliver
You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not… — Leopold von Ranke
Continue to instruct the world; and - whilst we carry on a poor unequal conflict with the passions and prejudices of our day, perhaps with… — Edmund Burke
It is never to be expected in a revolution that every man is to change his opinion at the same moment. There never yet was… — Thomas Paine
Remind yourself that problems come not to obstruct, but to instruct. — Brian Tracy
Wives of ballplayers, when they teach their children their prayers, should instruct them to say: God bless mommy, God bless daddy, and God bless Babe… — Waite Hoyt
I entreat masters to live a good life and faithfully to instruct their scholars, especially that they may love God and learn to give themselves… — Jan Hus
Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and… — Al Smith
I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that… — Kay Redfield Jamison
OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to… — Ambrose Bierce
OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to… — Ambrose Bierce
Books are masters who instruct us without rods or ferules, without words or anger, without bread or money. If you approach them, they are not… — Richard De Bury

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