We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
OvidRead
Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
Interpretation
Studying the liberal arts enhances one's character and promotes kindness.
Ovid suggests that engaging deeply with the liberal arts fosters a compassionate and humane character. By immersing oneself in literature, philosophy, and the arts, a person is likely to develop empathy and understanding, countering tendencies toward cruelty.
In practice
A teacher might use this quote to inspire students in a liberal arts course.
We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
Fas est ab hoste doceri._x000D_ One should learn even from one's enemies.
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
The end doesn't justify the means.
My father believed young people are among our nation's most valuable resources, and so we should ensure that every child - including children and youth returning from the justice system - have access to the opportunities we would want for our own children.
I have always felt that the true text-book for the pupil is his teacher
Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.
Long live teachers of children, because they can show children how they can save the world.
Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.
How can the oppressed, as divided, unauthentic beings, participate in developing the pedagogy of their liberation?
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