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University of New Haven
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This document contains 18 quotations about learning from various notable figures such as Socrates, Winston Churchill, Goethe, John Powell, Galileo Galilei, Chickering and Gamson, Gus Tuberville, Carl Rogers, Elizabeth II, Henry David Thoreau, Albert Einstein, Kahlil Gibran, Edward Gibbon, Edward Scannell, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Henry David Thoreau. The quotes discuss different aspects of learning including that learning requires active participation, self-discovery, motivation, proper training, and openness to being taught by others.

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Quotations about Learning
Socrates I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. 2
Winston Churchill Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. 3
Goethe Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough we must do. 4
John Powell The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. 5
Galileo Galilei You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself. 6
Chickering and Gamson Learning is not a spectator sport. 7
Gus Tuberville For learning to take place with any kind of efficiency, students must be motivated. To be motivated, they must become interested. And they become interested when they are actively working on projects which they can relate to their values and goals in life. President, William Penn College 8
Carl Rogers The only kind of learning which significantly influences behavior is self-discovered or self-appropriated learning - truth that has been assimilated in experience. 9
Elizabeth II It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. - Television Documentary, BBC1, 6 Feb. 1992. Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10
Henry David Thoreau I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors. 11
Albert Einstein I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. 12
Kahlil Gibran The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. . 13
Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. 14
Edward Scannell Retention is best when the learner is involved. Director, University Conference Bureau, Arizona 15
Oscar Wilde Examinations, sir, are pure humbug from beginning to end. If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him. 16
Mark Twain Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. Pudd’nhead Wilson 17
Henry David Thoreau It takes two to speak the truth, one to speak, and another to hear. 18

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Learnng Quotes

  • 2. Socrates I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. 2
  • 3. Winston Churchill Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. 3
  • 4. Goethe Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough we must do. 4
  • 5. John Powell The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. 5
  • 6. Galileo Galilei You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself. 6
  • 7. Chickering and Gamson Learning is not a spectator sport. 7
  • 8. Gus Tuberville For learning to take place with any kind of efficiency, students must be motivated. To be motivated, they must become interested. And they become interested when they are actively working on projects which they can relate to their values and goals in life. President, William Penn College 8
  • 9. Carl Rogers The only kind of learning which significantly influences behavior is self-discovered or self-appropriated learning - truth that has been assimilated in experience. 9
  • 10. Elizabeth II It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. - Television Documentary, BBC1, 6 Feb. 1992. Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10
  • 11. Henry David Thoreau I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors. 11
  • 12. Albert Einstein I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. 12
  • 13. Kahlil Gibran The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. . 13
  • 14. Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event. 14
  • 15. Edward Scannell Retention is best when the learner is involved. Director, University Conference Bureau, Arizona 15
  • 16. Oscar Wilde Examinations, sir, are pure humbug from beginning to end. If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him. 16
  • 17. Mark Twain Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. Pudd’nhead Wilson 17
  • 18. Henry David Thoreau It takes two to speak the truth, one to speak, and another to hear. 18