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Learning Quotes by Mortimer Adler
- The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
- The teacher's role in discussion is to keep it going along fruitful lines - be moderating, guiding, correcting and arguing like one more students.
- All genuine learning is active, not passive. It involves the use of the mind, not just the memory. It is a process of discovery, in…
- All genuine learning is active, not passive.
- Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature.
- In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through…
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