QUOTATIONS

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire

to be ignited (Plutarch, Greek historian and
philosopher)
A mind stretched by a new idea never returns
to its original dimensions (Oliver Wendell
Holmes, former American judge)
All human beings by nature, desire to know
(Aristotle, Greek philosopher)
The more you link, the more you learn (Jeanette
Vos, international educator and author)
Quality isn't about not making mistakes; it's
about not making the same mistakes twice (Clair
Eberhart, custom builder in Boise, Idaho)
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the
one who asked why (Bernard M. Baruch,
American economist)

 Many of life's failures are people who did not

realise how close they were when they gave up
(Thomas Edison, American inventor)
Brain functioning depends very much on what
you've had for breakfast (Richard Restak)
Common sense is not so common (Voltaire,
French philosopher and writer)
Good behaviour + good attitude = great success
I love mistakes, they keep me employed
The pessimist complains about the wind. The
optimist expects it to change. The realist
adjusts the sails.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the
body.
A journey of a thousand miles starts from
beneath one's feet (Tao Te Ching)

 Your most valuable asset in learning is a positive

attitude (Bobbi DePorter, American educator
and author)
Vertical thinking is digging the same hole
deeper. Lateral thinking is trying again
elsewhere (Edward de Bono, authority on
creative thinking)
To learn anything fast and effectively you have
to see it, hear it, feel it (Tony Stockwell,
Professor of History, Royal Holloway, University
of London)
An idea is a new combination of old elements.
There are no new elements. There are only new
combinations (George Dryden, English poet)
The limits to learning are mostly self-imposed