The mind of man is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

A man may take to drink on account of trouble, but he would be none the better for the drinking; whereas, if he takes to reading, he will become wise.

The mind, once expanded by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.

The best thing you can do is to be a learning machine. You should go out of your way to try to be wrong and to seek disconfirming evidence.

The mind is furnished with a set of instincts which seek out certain kinds of phenomena and are apathetic to others, until education and experience have taught it to attend to every thing that may be of consequence.

The mind does not work by starting from universal principles and deducing particular applications. It works the other way, by grasping the concrete particular and then working up to general ideas.

The best investment you can make is in yourself. But most people won't because it requires delayed gratification—you must become a student of your own ignorance.

The chief wonder of education is that it does not destroy the mind of the pupil at all. When one considers the usual methods of teaching, this is indeed extraordinary. Yet it does happen, and I should say that in nine cases out of ten it happens by accident.

The best thing a human can do is to help another human being know more. It's even better than making money.

The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

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My 24 Rules for Reading

I decided at age 13 that I would read books to attain wisdom—and I've kept it up ever since. But here's the strange thing. I got all those other benefits—job skills, entertainment, etc.—along the way.

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My 24 Rules for Reading

I decided at age 13 that I would read books to attain wisdom—and I've kept it up ever since. Maybe that sounds absurd when mentioned so baldly. So go ahead and laugh if you want. But here's the strange thing. I got all those other benefits—job skills, entertainment, etc.—along the way.