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Learning and understanding quotes

By: Justarius on Jan 09 2009

Category: Oneness

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“I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.” - Eartha Kitt

“When an argument flares up, the wise man quenches it with silence”

“A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.” - Gian Carlo Menotti

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it” - Albert Einstein

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” - Carl Gustav Jung

“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” - Isaac Asimov

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence; it can only be attained through understanding.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. If you put water in a cup it becomes the cup, if you put into a bottle it becomes the bottle. You put water into a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee

“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” - Isaac Asimov

“What does mysticism mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It’s close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.” - Elie Wiesel

“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” - Tom Bodett

“Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.” - Oscar Wilde


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One Response to “Learning and understanding quotes”

  1. I found all these quotes quite thought-provoking. One of my favorite quotes has always been something said by Mark Twain:

    “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”

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