Instruction Quotes

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Yes. They are the words that finally turned me into the hermit I have now become. It was quite sudden. I saw them, and I… — Douglas Adams
There are always moments when one feels empty and estranged.â€¨ Such moments are most desirable, â€¨for it means the soul has cast its moorings and… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all. — James Anthony Froude
It is little short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not already completely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.... I believe that… — Albert Einstein
It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry;… — Albert Einstein
Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature. — Thomas Huxley
And there was, in those Ipswich years, for me at least, a raw educational component; though I used to score well in academic tests, I… — John Updike
Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind. — Edmund Burke
In the end, history, especially British history with its succession of thrilling illuminations, should be, as all her most accomplished narrators have promised, not just… — Simon Schama
Schools teach you to imitate. If you don't imitate what the teacher wants you get a bad grade. Here, in college, it was more sophisticated,… — Robert M. Pirsig
Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They keep informed about… — Laozi
In order to help another effectively, I must understand what he understands. If I do not know that, my greater understanding will be of no… — Soren Kierkegaard
Instruction, and advice, and commands will profit little, unless they are backed up by the pattern of your own life. Your children will never believe… — J C Ryle
It's exciting to see how fast your kids learn and grow. I'm not too worried about them, particularly the ones who like to break rules… — Michael Dell
The museums of medieval Europe, from Holland to Tuscany, are crammed with instruments and devices upon which the holy men labored devoutly, in order to… — Christopher Hitchens
It skims in through the eye, and by means of the utterly delicate retina hurls shadows like insect legs inward for translation. Then an immense… — John Updike
I really see no harm which can come of giving our children a little knowledge of physiology. ... The instruction must be real, based upon… — Thomas Huxley
People of good character are not all going to come down on the same side of difficult political and social issues. Good people-people of character… — William Bennett
So much does the moral health depend upon the moral atmosphere that is breathed, and so great is the influence daily exercised by parents over… — Samuel Smiles

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