The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

Quote by Anatole France

Topics: Awakening Quotes

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in...

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in...

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.

Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down...

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down...

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value...

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value...

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

A rose without thorns is like love without heartbreak; it doesn't make sense.

A rose without thorns is like love without heartbreak; it doesn't make sense.

Unhappiness does make people look stupid

Unhappiness does make people look stupid

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another...

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another...

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses;...

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses;...