Acquisition Quote by Joshua Reynolds

One should engage himself in self study to refine his intelligence and to acquire knowledge.

— Atharva Veda

Instead of encouraging the student to devote himself to his studies for the sake of studying, instead of encouraging in him a real love…

— Karl Popper

We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of further self-development is of such importance and seriousness,…

— G. I. Gurdjieff

You shall find, that there cannot be a greater spur to the attaining what you would have the eldest learn, and know himself, than…

— John Locke

A student is almost always feeling motivated to practice, if he leaves his lesson feeling capable

— Frances Elliott Clark

In my opinion instruction is very purposeless for such individuals who do no want merely to collect a mass of knowledge, but are mainly…

— Carl Friedrich Gauss

Every student who enters upon a scientific pursuit, especially if at a somewhat advanced period of life, will find not only that he has…

— John Herschel

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere

— Anonymous

“Learning comes from failure. Trial and error is how you improve.”

— Stijants

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

— Dogen

“Knowledge is just a commodity. It is acquired in order to be resold. All those who have grown out of going to school have…

— Bertolt Brecht

“Self-education is a lifetime affair. In life, as in science, there are unsuccessful experiments. Difficult personal and professional experiences are not for naught. Every…

— Kilroy J. Oldster