Learning must be

Learning must be
Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.
  

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The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.
A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.
The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.
Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.
No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.
Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.
The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.
This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.