T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“The leap of faith is a strategic impasse that confronts every Christian in search of converts; and, as he sees the matter, there is no wrong way to become a Christian. It is the end that is importnat, not the means; it does not matter why you believe, so long as you believe. For the philosopher, in contrast, the paramount issue is the justification of belief, not the fact of belief itself.”
“The leaping Jaguar on the bonnet, to me, makes it look more like a hunter than something that is getting away. It's a hunter. Richard III definitely would have had a chauffeur driven Jaguar MK X.”
“The learned and the studious of thought have no monopoly of wisdom. Their violence of direction in some degree disqualifies them to think truly. We owe many valuable observations to people who are not very acute or profound, and who say the thing without effort which we want and have long been hunting in vain.”
Source: The Over-Soul
“The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.”
“The learned are heirs of the prophets, and the prophets do not leave any inheritance in the shape of dirhams (silver) and dinars (gold), but they do leave knowledge as their legacy. Such a person who acquires knowledge, acquires his full share.» (a sound hadith recorded by Abu Dâwood and at-Tirmidhi)”
Source: Psychology from the Islamic Perspective
“The learned are not agreed as to the time when the Gospel of John was written; some dating it as early as the year 68, others as late as the year 98; but it is generally conceded to have been written after all the others.”
Source: The Testimony of the Evangelists: The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence
“The learned are said to have seeing eyes;
The unlearned have only two sores on their faces.”
“The learned are seldom pretty fellows, and in many cases their appearance tends to discourage a love of study in the young.”
“The learned compute that seven hundred and seven millions of millions of vibrations have penetrated the eye before the eye can distinguish the tints of a violet. What philosophy can calculate the vibrations of the heart before it can distinguish the colours of love?”
“The learned compute that seven hundred and seven millions of millions of vibrations have to penetrate the eye before the eye can distinguish the tints of a violet.”
“The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.”
“The learned ignore the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of the ideas of their imagination.”
“The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more.”
“The learned languages are indispensable to form the gentleman and the scholar, and are well worth all the labor that they have cost us, provided they are valued not for themselves alone, which would make a pedant, but as a foundation for further acquirements.”
Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think
“The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again.”
“The learned man knows that he is ignorant.”
“The learned man's life itself shines as the message for mankind.”
“The learned person who only talks will never Penetrate to the inner heart of humans.”
“The learned should be vigorous and diligent, but they should also be free-spirited. If they are too rigorous and austere, they have the death-dealing quality of autumn but lack the life-giving quality of spring. How can they develop people then?”
“The learned tradition is not concerned with truth, but with the learned adjustment of learned statements of antecedent learned people.”
“The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.”
“The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.”
Source: Hegel's Philosophy of right
“The Learner asks the questions. The Thinker creates space for those questions to breathe. The Tinkerer experiments with answers. And the journey continues, each time with deeper wisdom and with greater impact.”
Source: Trinity of Leadership: Learners, Thinkers, Tinkerers
“The Learner must be led always from familiar objects toward the unfamiliar, guided along, as it were, a chain of flowers into the mysteries of life.”
“The learner must be ready to learn.”
“The learner must be willing to learn,”
“The learner must desire learning.”
“The learner should be actively involved in the learning process.”
“The learnin' mind is the livin' mind... an' any sort o' smart is truesome smart, old smart or new, high smart or low.”
Source: Cloud Atlas
“The learnin' mind is the livin' mind, Meronym said, an any sort o'Smart is truesome Smart, old Smart or new high Smart or low.”
“The learning and knowledge that we have,is,at the most,but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study
“The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.”
“The learning curve on soaps is through the roof because it's a three-camera setup. There's a master and then there's two singles. And the great thing about soaps, and soap actors will tell you, is that when you get your line wrong, they don't re-shoot it. They just cut to the person listening.”
“The learning curve takes less time with continuous feedback and appreciation.”
Source: HR Mastermind
“The learning environment serves as a potent source of motivation for students.”
“The learning is the heavy lifting. You need to get the words into your brain.”
“The learning of the Christian man ought to begin with the fear of God.”
“The learning opportunities of togetherness are not only practical but precious for us all.”
Source: Together
“The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success.”
“The learning process continues until the day you die.”
“The learning process involves stretching ourselves beyond our comfort zone and becoming vulnerable to the unknown”
“The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.”
Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“The least a person can ask out of life is to be needed by someone.”
Source: a single light
“The least affected can be those who are the most offended.”
“The least among the enlightened is better than the greatest among the ignorant.”
“The least among the patient is better than the greatest among the impulsive.
The least among the compassionate is better than the greatest among the indifferent.
The least among the humble is better than the greatest among the confident.
The least among the boldest is better than the greatest among the tallest.
The least among the responsible is better than the greatest among the privileged.
The least among the healthy is better than the greatest among the wealthy.
The least among the kind is better than the greatest among the mighty.
The least among the charitable is better than the greatest among the affluent.
The least among the gracious is better than the greatest among the dominant.
The least among the modest is better than the greatest among the prominent.
The least among the cultured is better than the greatest among the reputed.
The least among the well-mannered is better than the greatest among the well-bred.
The least among the gentle is better than the greatest among the fiercest.
The least among the prudent is better than the greatest among the accomplished.
The least among the disciplined is better than the greatest among the complacent.
The least among the intelligent is better than the greatest among the eloquent.
The least among the diligent is better than the greatest among the talented.
The least among the influential is better than the greatest among the famous.
The least among the smartest is better than the greatest among the strongest.
The least among the experienced is better than the greatest among the educated.
The least among the wise is better than the greatest among the intelligent.
The least among the enlightened is better than the greatest among the learned.”
“The least among the sadhus, saints and monks and other people of God is worthier than you. Never speak ill of them”
“The least amount of buttons [in suit], the better. If you have to go with three, you can go three. But all that eight-button stuff? Nuh-uh, not a fan.”
“The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are.”
“The least Anararchic person in that conversation is the person saying 'you can't be an anarchist if you believe in god.' Because that's not an argument, it's just a statement. Why would somebody accept that? Because they either bow to your authority or they are afraid of your aggression. That's threatening to be another kind of ruler. Does that make any sense?”