Marie de France Quotes

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

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

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.

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

Each of us finds his unique vehicle for sharing with others his bit of wisdom.

We can learn from everybody.

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

God has given us these talents and we want to pass on our best.

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.

Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone.

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.

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

How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton his brains, and pour forth in careless and picturesque phrase all the results of his studies and observation; his knowledge of men, books, and nature. On the contrary, if a man has by any chance an original idea, he hoards it as if it were old gold; and rather avoids the subject with which he is most conversant, from fear that you may appropriate his best thoughts.

It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.

I don't have a problem expressing myself.

Fateful moments tend to evoke grandeur of speech, especially in French.

These are two different exercises. One of them is, "You don't know and I know, so just shut up and listen," and the other one is, you're curious and you're learning, and I have a way where you can learn this so you'll know it as well. And when you know it, and know why you know it, then you don't have to reference me ever again because you take ownership of the knowledge, and you can then share it with someone else.

My power of speech, unimpeachable. Only 19 but my mind is older.

It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that it is good to learn... that it is of the highest value to share your knowledge... with anyone who is interested... that the knowledge of the world, and the power which this gives, is a thing which is of intrinsic value to humanity

Butler compared the tongues of these eternal talkers to race-horses, which go the faster the less weight they carry.

What can you possibly add to a mind that's full, especially one that's full of itself.

The expression I use: Pain + Reality = Progress. Whenever I would have a painful mistake, I started to view that as puzzles that would give me gems if I could solve the puzzle. So, it made me thoughtful - what should I do differently next time? That was the puzzle. And the gem was some principle for handling the same thing when it came along again, and then I would write it down. And by writing it down and referring to it, and also being able to show it to other people so that we could agree that that was a good way of handling that thing - that was very, very powerful.

Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him say something good or keep quiet.

Because a thing is eloquently expressed it should not be taken to be as necessarily true; nor because it is uttered with stammering lips should it be supposed false.