It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. Epictetus
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Abraham Maslow
You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives. Clay P. Bedford
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. David M. Burns
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry B Adams
Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding line, and no way of knowing how near the harbor was. “Light! Give me light!” was the wordless cry of my soul, and the light of love shone on me in that very hour. Helen Keller
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain
The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. Gloria Steinem
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. James Baldwin
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant
