Human beings, who are

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams

So while it is

So while it is true that children are exposed to more information and a greater variety of experiences than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated. We always know much more than we understand, and with the torrent of information to which young people are exposed, the … Read more

By three methods we

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius

The only source of

The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein

The mind, once stretched

The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions. Ralph Waldo Emerson