Character Quote by Samuel Johnson

The person who constantly studies without doing spiritual practice is like the fool who attempts to live in the blueprint of a house.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

“This education startled even a man who had dabbled in fifty educations all over the world; for, if he were obliged to insist on…

— Henry Adams

“Whoever lacks such experience, however, is often at a loss, being unaware that secular learning is of great help when it acts as a…

— Saint Nikodimos

“If someone teaches only what his superior Man predetermines and orders him to teach, without himself being absolutely convinced of the Meaningfulness and Usefulness…

— Sino Melo

The education system today makes and educated person selfish. It makes that person a slave to the senses and as a consequence the person…

— Sai Baba

Education is not confined to books, and the finest characters often graduate from no college, but make experience their master, and life their book.…

— Louisa May Alcott

“Philosophy is a bitter medicine with many fearsome side effects, but if you are able to stomach it, it can cure your soul of…

— Neel Burton

In the hands of a skillful indoctrinator, the average student not only thinks what the indoctrinator wants him to think . . . but…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

Man is a willful and covetous animal, who makes use of his intellect to satisfy his inclinations, but who cares nothing for truth, who…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering…

— Saint Ignatius

“Equally unthinkable among young men of today is a truly religious renunciation of the world, adhered to with daily self-denial. On the other hand…

— Søren Kierkegaard

Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying. In return, he owes it to his fellow…

— Karl Popper