Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Public Domain
16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
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A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
~ Irish Proverb [15329]
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
~ Irish Proverb [15329]
Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Public Domain
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
~ Chinese Proverb [18392]
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
~ Chinese Proverb [18392]
The Allegory of Teaching, c. 1600
By anonymous German painter [Public domain],
via Wikimedia Commons
16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
We trust what we understand, and we understand what we are taught.
~ English Proverb, American [14995]
We trust what we understand, and we understand what we are taught.
~ English Proverb, American [14995]
[CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)],
via Wikimedia Commons
Alternate version:
We will love only what we understand;
We will understand only what we are taught.
~ Hawaiian Proverb [19207]
16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
~ English Proverb, American [15935]
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
~ English Proverb, American [15935]
via Wikimedia Commons
16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
A person can study for seventy years
and at the end die a fool.
~ Yiddish Proverb [15059]
A person can study for seventy years
and at the end die a fool.
~ Yiddish Proverb [15059]
"The Book Fool"
Sebastian Brant (1457-1521) [Public domain],
via Wikimedia Commons
Reading books removes sorrows from the heart.
~ Moroccan Proverb [18209]
Reading books removes sorrows from the heart.
~ Moroccan Proverb [18209]
By Lilie Mélo from France
[CC-BY-2.0],
via Wikimedia Commons
16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
You can't stop the waves,
but you can learn to surf.
~ Hawaiian Proverb [19614]
but you can learn to surf.
~ Hawaiian Proverb [19614]
Brocken Inaglory ([[User talk:Brocken Inaglory|talk]])
[CC-BY-SA-2.0],
via Wikimedia Commons
We will love only what we understand;
We will understand only what we are taught.
~ Hawaiian Proverb [19207]
We will love only what we understand;
We will understand only what we are taught.
~ Hawaiian Proverb [19207]
[CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)],
via Wikimedia Commons
Alternate version:
We trust what we understand, and we understand what we are taught. ~ English Proverb, American [14995]
He who goes with wolves learns to howl.
~ Spanish Proverb [16791]
He who goes with wolves learns to howl.
~ Spanish Proverb [16791]
via Wikimedia Commons
Alternate version: He who goes with wolves learns to howl. ~ Spanish Proverb [16791]
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