Learning Quotes - Page 53

As we increasingly become aware of the One Life breathing in each brother form of life, we learn the meaning of compassion, which literally means to 'suffer with' ... How does [the] self cause the desire which causes suffering?...by the illusion of separateness, the unawareness of One.

We must school and train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until it becomes easy.

Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.

The Lord of Learning who upraised mankind from being silent brutes to singing men.

Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons.

When you act like a teacher, it's usually because you're afraid to be the student.

Another simple and powerful way to dissolve problems is not to dwell upon the outcome of your actions. Instead, learn to value each action (no matter how small or large), to do it with complete attention. Your joy and satisfaction comes from doing each action with a whole heart and mind. Results and consequences then take care of themselves. When you are not absorbed by concern for outcomes, how much anxiety can you ever have?

I think earning money is the simplest thing in the world once you learn how to do it. It's like driving a car. It's simple if you know how to do it.

Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?

What is best in mathematics deserves not merely to be learnt as a task, but to assimilated as a part of daily thought, and brought again and again before the mind with ever-renewed encouragement.

Learn to live, and live to learn, Ignorance like a fire doth burn, Little tasks make large return.

Of all that writ, he was the wisest bard, who spoke this mighty truth- He that knew all that ever learning writ, Knew only this-that he knew nothing yet.

It's [programming] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous, technical element to it, which I like because you have to do very precise thinking. On the other hand, it has a wildly creative side where the boundaries of imagination are the only real limitation.

A successful school has to engage all the people, all the powers, and all the capacities within it.

If the world operates as one big market, every employee will compete with every person anywhere in the world who is capable of doing the same job. There are lots of them and many of them are hungry

Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired by it or seriously critical of it.

Wearing all that weight Of learning lightly like a flower.

Optimization hinders evolution.

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?

Learn to read slow; all other graces will follow in their proper places.

And simple truth miscalled simplicity

[on education] It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it.

Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.

All models are wrong; some models are useful.