Edwin Boring quotes

“Sometimes I fear that, if Harvard does not give up trying to turn itself from an Institution of Learning into an Educational Institution, we may have a generation of professors whose duty it will be to disseminate information which they have not the time to acquire.”
-- Edwin Boring

Source : "Sensation and Perception in the History of Experimental Psychology". Book by Edwin Boring. Preface. p. XI, 1942.

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“Doing an experiment is not more important than writing.”
-- Edwin Boring

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“The historical approach to understanding of scientific fact is what differentiates the scholar in science from the mere experimenter.”
-- Edwin Boring

Source : "Psychologist at large: An autobiography and selected essays". Book by Edwin Boring, p. 3, 1961.

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“Half the time I read Hayek's The Sensory Order with amazement at the extent of his reading and comprehension. He is right most of the time.”
-- Edwin Boring

Source : "Elementist Going Up". The Scientific Monthly, p. 183, March 1953.

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“Paradoxically, life is worth living for those who have something for which they will gladly give up life.”

“Things worth having don't come easy," Woods said. "You have to fight for it until you're tired of fighting, and then you take a breather and fight some more." He squeezed my shoulder. "Don't give up. You'll regret it.”

“Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.”

“Sometimes the good fight feels impossible, but I for one, am NOT giving up.”

“Don't just give up, Hachiko. Life is about getting knocked down over and over, but still getting up each time. If you keep getting up, you win.”

Source : "Nana". Manga series by Ai Yazawa, July 2000 – June 2009.

“You have to know your own truth and stick to it. And never despair. Never give up. There's always hope.”

“Fear is stronger than arms.”

“One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.”

“If there is any characteristic that is distinctly human, it is the capability for reflective self-consciousness.”

“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.”