Aristotle
View AuthorOral teachings should accommodate the habits of the listeners.
Aristotle
View AuthorUnderstanding is a blank slate on which nothing is written.
Aristotle
View AuthorWe learn, either by induction or by demonstration. Demonstration starts from the universal; induction from the particular.
Aristotle
View AuthorTeaching is not a vital function, because it does not have an end in itself; the vital function is learning.
Aristotle
View AuthorThe mind is always right, while the appetite and imagination can be wrong.
Aristotle
View AuthorThere is nothing in the mind that has not been previously in the senses.
Aristotle
View AuthorOne should not always start with the very first notion of the things being studied, but rather with what can facilitate learning.
Aristotle
View AuthorEvery man, by nature, desires to know.
Aristotle
View AuthorSciences have bitter roots, but very sweet fruits.
Robert Burns
View AuthorThe history is a matter of survival. If we didn't have a past, we would be devoid of the imprint that defines our being.
Lord Byron
View AuthorIndeed, it's nice to see one's own name printed; a book is always a book, even if it contains nothing.
Lord Byron
View AuthorExperience is the first of the philosophers, but the most painful when we have come to know its science well.