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Epictetus quotes about learning

Greek Philosopher

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Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents." Translation by Sharon Lebell Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already..."
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one..."
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. Epictetus
Epictetus quote: "First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. Epictetus

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