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To learn is to gain knowledge or understanding something deeper through deep studies or research. This is among the most respected and sought-after traits. We are trained throughout our lives to continuously learn; the push for knowledge has been an ever-present need in the world. Learning does not have to be restricted to purely academic fields. It covers a broad horizon, including the creative and vocational fields. It can be as simple as learning to draw or as complicated as learning to solve complex equations. Learning something usually begins as a hobby and later joins the ranks of passion. The happiest of individuals constantly find themselves wanting to learn more every day. You are in the right place if you wanted to read more about the essence and importance of learning. It is no wonder then that several world leaders, philosophers, celebrities, and successful thinkers emphasize the role of learning in their lives. You can scroll through their thought-provoking quotes and saying about learning here.

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
Frederick Douglass

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May Alcott

Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.

Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.
Ray Bradbury

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
Henry Ford

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.
Confucius

It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?
David Byrne

Usually I'm the one asking somebody to do something because I don't know how to finish it. I'm like, 'Do this for me' because I'm just resistant to learning.

Usually I'm the one asking somebody to do something because I don't know how to finish it. I'm like, 'Do this for me' because I'm just resistant to learning.
Amy Sedaris

He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.

He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.
Aphra Behn

The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America - except whether we are proud to be Americans.
Robert F. Kennedy

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Sam Keen

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.
Aristotle

When you’re in love, you’re capable of learning everything and knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love is the key to understanding of all the the mysteries.

When you’re in love, you’re capable of learning everything and knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love is the key to understanding of all the the mysteries.
Paulo Coelho

When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.

When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.
Paulo Coelho

Learning never exhausts the mind.
Leonardo da Vinci

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.
Adrienne Rich

With every mistake, we must surely be learning.

With every mistake, we must surely be learning.
George Harrison

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.
Doris Lessing

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for she was born in another time.

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for she was born in another time.
Rabindranath Tagore

Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy

Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy
Alexandre Dumas

A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.

A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.
Dorothea Lange

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
Baruch Spinoza

Something about the cultural tradition of Jews is way, way more sympathetic to science and learning and intellectual pursuits than Islam.

Something about the cultural tradition of Jews is way, way more sympathetic to science and learning and intellectual pursuits than Islam.
Richard Dawkins

Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.
Anton Chekhov

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
Lucille Ball

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Bill Gates

I can remember at the age of about six being fascinated by the planets and learning all about Mars and Venus and things.

I can remember at the age of about six being fascinated by the planets and learning all about Mars and Venus and things.
Richard Dawkins

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

[Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963]

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. [Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963]
John F Kennedy

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Of all that writ, he was the wisest bard, who spoke this mighty truth- He that knew all that ever learning writ, Knew only this-that he knew nothing yet.

Of all that writ, he was the wisest bard, who spoke this mighty truth- He that knew all that ever learning writ, Knew only this-that he knew nothing yet.
Aphra Behn