"Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man."
-Edward Thorndike
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"The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge.“
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"Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology."
-Edward Thorndike
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"Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature."
-Edward Thorndike
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"From the lowest animals of which we can affirm intelligence up to man this type of intellect is found."
-Edward Thorndike
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"Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals."
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"Human education is concerned with certain changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and methods."
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"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."
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"Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement."
-Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine."
-H. L. Mencken
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"To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge."
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"Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity."
-Jose Marti
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