Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.

Nature is an admirable schoolmistress.

Listen to no one's advice except that of the wind in the trees. That can recount the whole history of mankind.

For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher.

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

Sometimes a tree tells you more than can be read in books.

Nature is the best instructor.

You learned in school that you have pencils and paper only because the trees gave themselves in unconditional sacrifice.

If I can look at a 6-year-old and learn from him, that's life. That's God for me, that's inspiring.

Books cannot teach God, but they can destroy ignorance; their action is negative.

All knowledge is interesting to a wise man, and the knowledge of nature is interesting to all men.

In our final moments we all realize that relationships are what life is all about. Wisdom is learning that truth sooner rather than later.

We live and learn, or, perhaps more importantly we learn and live.

Life is the great teacher.

When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?

What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor. "To teach people to laugh ," said the Master gravely.

Learn about a pine tree from a pine tree, and about a bamboo plant from a bamboo plant.

None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.

God gave unto the Animals A wisdom past our power to see: Each knows innately how to live, Which we must learn laboriously.

Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.

An answer we discover or obtain through the exercise of faith is typically retained for a lifetime. The most important learnings of life are caught-not taught.

The wisest man may always learn something from the humblest peasant.

Shall I tell you the secret of the true scholar? It is this: every man I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him.

No, Edward. You are here so I can teach you something. All the people you meet here have one thing to teach you.