Instruction Quotes

532 quotes by 432 authors

The effects of infantile instruction are, like those of syphilis, never completely cured. — Robert Briffault
First of all a natural talent is required; for when Nature opposes, everything else is in vain; but when Nature leads the way to what… — Hippocrates
It is a mistake to make propaganda many-sided, like scientific instruction, for instance... As soon as you sacrifice this slogan and try to be many-sided,… — Adolf Hitler
The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which… — Bernard de Mandeville
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. — John of the Cross
The language of Doctor Johnson and Mrs Hester Lynch Thrale, and that of their adult contemporaries, was the stately language of the time, polished, stylish,… — Robert Burchfield
We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were not handed down to us for our instruction in scientific knowledge,… — Asa Gray
Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and ennoblement extends to all. — Wilhelm von Humboldt
The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that they cannot teach us how… — Pico Iyer
Novels aren't pedagogical instruments, or instructions in law or physics or any other discipline. A novel has to be an emotional experience, a trip of… — Alan Lightman
More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament… — Garry Kasparov
In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable… — Richard Cobden
As an arts journalist in London, working mainly for the BBC, I interviewed hundreds if not thousands of authors. From them I gleaned a great… — Frank Delaney
In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect-its purpose being instruction; in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions-its purpose being pleasure. — George Henry Lewes
I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
NOP stands for (and is pronounced) no op, as in no operation. The NOP causes the processor to do absolutely nothing. What's it good for?… — Charles Petzold
The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that… — Richard A. Clarke
Do not turn the power of your mind upon others, but turn it upon yourself in such a way that it will make you stronger,… — Christian D. Larson
This recognition of the earlier human background, now so obvious to us, did not come all at once, for the inclusion of history itself in… — James Henry Breasted
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at… — Michel de Montaigne

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