Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.
If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators.
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.
Not every child learns the same way. I could not learn through my eyes. Reading was impossible. Math, to compute it in my mind, was impossible. I learned everything through listening.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.