"You can never learn anything that you..." - Quote by Aristotle
You can never learn anything that you did not already know
More by Aristotle
“It is evident, then, that there is a sort of education in which parents should train their sons, not as being useful or necessary, but because it is liberal or noble.”
“Our youth should also be educated with music and physical education.”
“...happiness is an activity and a complete utilization of virtue, not conditionally but absolutely.”
More on Knowledge
“I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.”
“Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.”
“I am madness maddened when it comes to books, writers, and the great granary silos where their wits are stored.”
More on Learning
“I read a lot. I enjoy reading a lot.”
“The problem with education is school.”
“The intellectual attainments of a man who thinks for himself resemble a fine painting, where the light and shade are correct, the tone sustained, the colour perfectly harmonised; it is true to life. On the other hand, the intellectual attainments of the mere man of learning are like a large palette, full of all sorts of colours, which at most are systematically arranged, but devoid of harmony, connection and meaning.”