I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.
Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.
There is only one way to learn. It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.
The minute you stop making mistakes is the minute you stop learning.
How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.
Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book.
I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading has opened to me. I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
Your teacher might be a child who takes you by the hand and asks you a question that you hadn't considered before, and your answer to the child is your answer to yourself.