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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Learning Leads To Growth

 


Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Develop a passion for learning.
If you do, you will never cease to grow.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Reason
    

Monday, March 11, 2024

Learning is Growth


Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Develop a passion for learning.
If you do, you will never cease to grow.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Reason
    

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Never Stop Learning

 


Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Develop a passion for learning.
If you do, you will never cease to grow.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Reason
    

Friday, February 18, 2022

Never Stop Learning

 


Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Develop a passion for learning.
If you do, you will never cease to grow.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Reason
    

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Choose Lifelong Learning and Growth

 


Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Develop a passion for learning.
If you do, you will never cease to grow.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Reason
    

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Never Cease to Seek New Understanding


Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Develop a passion for learning.
If you do, you will never cease to grow.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Reason
    

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Never Stop Learning


Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Open Minds

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Reason
    

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Fire of the Mind


The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein


Further reading: Knowledge is Soon Changed

Open Minds

Lifelong Learning

Reason
    

Monday, July 11, 2016

Becoming Wiser


The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

We are not afraid to follow truth
wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error
so long as reason is left free to combat it.
- Thomas Jefferson

Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

Intellectual growth should commence at birth
and cease only at death.
- Albert Einstein

Half of everything you were ever taught is wrong;
the question is which half.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Further reading: Open Minds

Reason

Knowledge is Soon Changed

Lifelong Learning
    

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Against the Flow


All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony.
Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace.
- Rumi

Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
- Plutarch

What is happiness except the simple harmony
between a man and the life he leads?
- Albert Camus

You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
- Doug Floyd


Almost no virtues in this life are absolute. While the quest for harmony is generally the path to a joyful life, consider those occasions when creating, or at least welcoming, disharmony is beneficial.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: My Own Person

Understand More, Fear Less

The Canvas Of Life

How To Not Care What Others Think 


Saturday, October 18, 2014

A Fire to be Kindled


The mind is not a vessel to be filled
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

The only place where your dream becomes impossible
is in your own thinking.
- Robert H. Schuller

We learn more by looking for the answer
to a question and not finding it
than we do from learning the answer itself.
- Lloyd Alexander

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion.
You must set yourself on fire.
- Reggie Leach


Today's affirmation:
I thoughtfully consider all possibilities.
I CHOOSE with courage, awareness,
consciousness, and compassion toward all.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Further reading: Life is an Adventure

How to Think Positive

How to Choose Your Life Purpose

Our Challenge

Impossible?

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Consciousness


It is the Consciousness with which we participate
in activities that makes the difference.
- Michael Beckwith

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves
and our own self-preservation,
we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
- Joseph Campbell

We can only be said to be truly alive in those moments
when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
- Thornton Wilder

The mind is not a vessel to be filled
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch


Today's affirmation:
I thoughtfully consider all possibilities.
I CHOOSE with courage, awareness,
consciousness, and compassion toward all.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Further reading: Habits - Like Water to a Fish

Cultivating Awareness

Assumptions are Limiting

Common Sense

Awareness

Habit

Free Choice

The Mind

Question

Think


Thursday, October 20, 2011

Life Lessons


The mind is not a vessel to be filled
but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

We learn more by looking for the answer
to a question and not finding it
than we do from learning the answer itself.
- Lloyd Alexander

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
- Henry David Thoreau

The real lessons from the book of life
are inscribed in a corner of the margin.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Never stop being open to new life lessons.

Further reading: Joy Blooms Where Minds and Hearts are Open

Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb

Question Your Questions

Truth isn't True. Reality isn't Real.

Life Lesson Quotes

Living Life to the Fullest

Life is Beautiful

Amazing Quotes to Live By

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. - Plutarch


The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
- Plutarch

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion.
You must set yourself on fire.
- Reggie Leach

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
- Joseph Addison


Light the fire within yourself to follow your true star.

Further reading: How to Keep Your New Years Resolutions

Question Your Questions

How to be Positive Around Negative People

Attitude is Everything

How to Deal with Rejection

Cute Quotes about Life
Deep Quotes
Quotes about Death
Empowering Quotes
Words of Encouragement
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