Learning Quotes

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I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing. — Art Linkletter
Live to learn . . . forget . . . and learn again. — Aristide Briand
Of all that writ, he was the wisest bard, who spoke this mighty truth- He that knew all that ever learning writ, Knew only this-that… — Aphra Behn
It's not by amusing oneself that one learns. — Anatole France
REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion. — Ambrose Bierce
R.I.P. A careless abbreviation of "requiescat in pace", attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally… — Ambrose Bierce
MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion… — Ambrose Bierce
There is a technique, a knack, for thinking, just as there is for doing other things. You are not wholly at the mercy of your… — Alfred North Whitehead
Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd and make the learned smile. — Alexander Pope
The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always list'ning to… — Alexander Pope
Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflect on what before they knew. — Alexander Pope
Any approach to scientific inference which seeks to legitimize it and answer in reponse to complex uncertainty is, for me, a totalitarian parody of a… — Adrian Smith
No matter how much we learn, there is always more knowledge to be gained. In this connection I am reminded of a short poem that… — A. Ray Olpin
Being a press secretary is like learning to type: You're hunting and pecking for a while and then you find yourself doing the touch system… — Larry Speakes
I have made many mistakes myself; in learning the anatomy of the eye I dare say, I have spoiled a hatfull; the best surgeon, like… — Astley Cooper
The first step in achieving prosperity and wealth is learning to appreciate what you already have. — Samuel Richardson
If you learn something that changes you, you've made progress. If you learn something that changes others, you've helped change the world. — Lanie Lane
Life is the path you beat while you walk it It's the walking that beats the path It is not the path that makes the… — Antonio Machado
...one of the reasons I like classes and structured learning is that they encourage -and contribute to-the belief that life is orderly, that things happen… — James Roby
If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning? — Seth Godin

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