The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Similar quotes

A mind that is envious can never be tranquil because it is always comparing, always trying to become something which it is not.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

It's okay to be a little afraid, it just means you're about to learn something.

We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Baltasar Gracian

One loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them.

Masanobu Fukuoka

;