Wisdom On The Idea Of Learning

I love collecting quotes. They succinctly capture the wisdom of great thinkers in just a few words. Quotes have a special place on this blog and every month, I share a thematic compilation of quotes that inspire and put things in perspective.

Learning is an idea that is close to my heart. In continuation of an idea on learning that I shared a few days back, I wanted to share a compilation of some of my favorite quotes on the concept of learning.

“A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life.” – Chinese Proverb 

Chinese Proverb

“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.” –Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”

Confucius

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

Mortimer Adler

“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.”

William Arthur Ward

“Change is the end result of all true learning.”

Leo Buscaglia

“If you are willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.”

Anonymous

“The expert in anything was once a beginner.”

“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

Sydney J. Harris

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

Mortimer Adler

“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.”

Robert A. Heinlein

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler

“It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.”

Claude Bernard

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

Johann Wolfgang Goethe

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” 

Benjamin Franklin