Much learning does not teach understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am read more

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a read more

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment

In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.

In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

You learn something every day if you pay attention.

You learn something every day if you pay attention.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out read more

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.