There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.
Interpretation
Children's questions can reveal deeper insights than adult discussions.
This quote by John Locke emphasizes the value of curiosity and the profound insights that can come from the innocent and unexpected inquiries of children. It suggests that the simplicity and purity of a child's question often lead to more enlightening discussions than complex opinions held by adults, highlighting the importance of maintaining an open mind and valuing all forms of learning.
In practice
In a classroom setting, a teacher can use this quote to encourage students to ask questions freely.
For where is the man that has incontestable evidence of the truth of all that he holds, or of the falsehood of all he condemns; or can say that he has examined to the bottom all his own, or other men's opinions? The necessity of believing without knowledge, nay often upon very slight grounds, in this fleeting state of action and blindness we are in, should make us more busy and careful to inform ourselves than constrain others.
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.
We need to get to kids who have no idea what we do. We need to open the doors wide and let them in. There are many undiscovered voices out there - voices that, against all odds, can rise up and enrich this culture and perhaps change the very nature of the marketplace for the better.
I do think - I always tell that to young people - go to college, do theater, work with an audience. Don't try to learn how to act in front of millions and millions of people. Don't make that your first ambition, to be on a sitcom or get into the movies. Learn who you are as an actor, and the best way to do that is to do it in front of an audience.
I was not a good student. I did not spend much _x000D_ time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.
So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.
You can never learn less; you can only learn more.
Karate is the best thing you can do for your child.
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