Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.

Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

How is it that so often . . . I get the feeling I've worked hard to learn something I read more

How is it that so often . . . I get the feeling I've worked hard to learn something I already know, or knew, once.

I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.

I pay the schoolmaster but 'tis the schoolboys who educate my son.

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which read more

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much read more

What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.