So it is that there is nothing to be taught, but yet there is something to be learned.

Sheldon B. Kopp
So it is that there is nothing to be taught,...
So it is that there is nothing to be taught,...
So it is that there is nothing to be taught,...
So it is that there is nothing to be taught,...
About This Quote

This quote comes from the book of Ecclesiastes. In the book of Ecclesiastes, a wise man is saying that a person can't teach another person anything. But, a person can learn so much from another person. The wise man states that even though a person can't teach another person anything, yet he or she can learn something from another person, and this is the greatest thing that a person can do.

Source: If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him: The Pilgrimage Of Psychotherapy Patients

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