Epictetus: What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of…
What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
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- When you choose to be a lifelong learner, you are choosing to be a lifelong WINNER!
- Where there is no correction there is no direction.
- Humility is giving up your right to be right and will always bring the power of God into your life
- Cultivation is as necessary to the mind as food to the body.
- We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.