“Two rights don’t equal a left.” ~~ Roald Dahl, The BFG
Filed Under: Humor, Roald Dahl, Wisdom
Education Quotes
“Two rights don’t equal a left.” ~~ Roald Dahl, The BFG
Filed Under: Humor, Roald Dahl, Wisdom
“His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even… knowledge, was foolproof.” ~~ J. K. Rowling in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Filed Under: Character, J. K. Rowling, Knowledge, Learning, Limits, Teaching, Wisdom
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin
Filed Under: Benjamin Franklin, Intelligence, Wisdom
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” ~~ Sir. Francis Bacon
Filed Under: Attitude, Experience, Sir Francis Bacon, Wisdom
“Education should not be intended to make people comfortable. It is meant to make them think.” ~~ Hanna Holborn Gray
Filed Under: Education, Hanna Holborn Gray, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
“Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand what he learns and the way he understands it.” ~~ Soren Kierkegaard
Filed Under: Education, Soren Kierkegaard, Teaching, Wisdom
“Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.” ~~ Robert Frost
Filed Under: Robert Frost, Wisdom
“It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It’s my partner.” ~~ Jonas Salk
Filed Under: Achievement, Experience, Inspiration, Jonas Salk, Wisdom