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QUOTATIONS The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited (Plutarch, Greek historian and philosopher) A mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions (Oliver Wendell Holmes, former American judge) All human beings by nature, desire to know (Aristotle, Greek philosopher) The more you link, the more you learn (Jeanette Vos, international educator and author) Quality isn't about not making mistakes; it's about not making the same mistakes twice (Clair Eberhart, custom builder in Boise, Idaho)

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QUOTATIONS The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a

fire to be ignited (Plutarch, Greek historian and philosopher)

A mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions (Oliver Wendell Holmes, former American judge)

All human beings by nature, desire to know (Aristotle, Greek philosopher)

The more you link, the more you learn (Jeanette Vos, international educator and author)

Quality isn't about not making mistakes; it's about not making the same mistakes twice (Clair Eberhart, custom builder in Boise, Idaho)

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why (Bernard M. Baruch, American economist)

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Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were when they gave up (Thomas Edison, American inventor)

Brain functioning depends very much on what you've had for breakfast (Richard Restak)

Common sense is not so common (Voltaire, French philosopher and writer)

Good behaviour + good attitude = great success

I love mistakes, they keep me employed The pessimist complains about the wind.

The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet (Tao Te Ching)

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Your most valuable asset in learning is a positive attitude (Bobbi DePorter, American educator and author)

Vertical thinking is digging the same hole deeper. Lateral thinking is trying again elsewhere (Edward de Bono, authority on creative thinking)

To learn anything fast and effectively you have to see it, hear it, feel it (Tony Stockwell, Professor of History, Royal Holloway, University of London)

An idea is a new combination of old elements. There are no new elements. There are only new combinations (George Dryden, English poet)

The limits to learning are mostly self-imposed