Subject: Education » Learning

I never could make out what those damned dots meant.

(1911 – 1968) British politician & son of Prime Minister Winston Churchill

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Ah, well… we live and learn, or, anyway, we live.

(1884 – 1949) American humorist & literary critic

He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

You're looking at a very proud Canadian who is very proud of the educational system in Canadia.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

The best classroom of all times was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio.

(1929 – ) English race car driver

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the 3 R’s only one begins with an ‘R.’

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

You live and learn… at any rate, you live.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician

Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra; in real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

I took a positive thinking course… it was shit.

(1973 – ) English writer & stand-up comedian

Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

If you can't learn to do it well, you should learn to enjoy doing it badly.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

(1874 – 1963) American poet

You can learn many things from children… how much patience you have for instance.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted.

(1918 – 2002) advice columnist

The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

A child can be taught not to do certain things, such as touch a hot stove, pull lamps off of tables, and wake Mommy before noon.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

The only problem with learning by experience is that you get the test before the lesson.