Wendell Phillips Quotes

Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.

A lot of people really like to answer questions, and they really enjoy sharing their knowledge. Especially people who have valuable knowledge.

We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.

I'm moving into that eldership age, you know? I'm at the 'wise woman' age where it's not about learning, but utilizing the information that I have in a way that serves other people. That's a high calling and it's a great responsibility.

Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming.

Everything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do.

My fundamental philosophy is that you owe it to society to transfer to them any knowledge you have that might be useful.

We can learn from everybody.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

If you have a vaccine or an antidote that people can benefit from, you're not going to want to keep it to yourself. You're going to want to spread that wisdom or whatever to as many people as you can, so everybody can benefit from it.

A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.

I like to give people information; that's to a fault.

I believe in the power of ideas. I believe in the power of sharing knowledge.

I always believe that you have to give back what you have learnt.

I wanted a way to pass on all the gifts, all the instruction that I've been given.

If wisdom were offered me with the proviso that I should keep it shut up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in owning anything unshared.

It doesn't mean old or younger. I've learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it's about honesty and generosity.

When I learn something, when I know something, when I find something. I always want to share it. Because life is better when you share it.

Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.

If you make one gift this year, make it the gift of knowledge.