Born Quote by Diogenes Laertius

“The wisest writers devote themselves to what a man ought to know, without asking what a child is capable of learning. They are always…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

We teach boys to be such men as we are. We do not teach them to aspire to be all they can. We do…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot.”

— Alexander Pope

“Something or other was being made good. I touched the knife hilt at my side, and remembered that all men were once boys, and…

— James Dickey

“Young men most needed experience. They could not play well if they trusted to a general rule. Every card had a relative value. Principles…

— Henry Adams

“Nothing is perfect and this is the perfect reason for men to keep on learning, understanding and discovering.”

— Dee Dee Artner

“A child worries about what would make him happy, but a man does what is necessary.”

— Olan Thorensen

“The challenge for a mentee is not only to learn what he doesn't know, but also to unlearn what he thinks he knows.”

— Orrin Woodward

What men need is, as much knowledge as they can assimilate and organize into a basis for action; give them more and it may…

— Thomas Huxley

“...a boy learns better what he teaches himself....”

— Christopher Milne

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a…

— Charles Dudley Warner

“You can learn how to be an aristocrat by following a few rules in a very short book. There is nothing to it.” He…

— Heather O'Neill