A quote by Leo Tolstoy, 1897

[Guest greatness]

I like this quote.

 

" The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. "

 

Leo Tolstoy, 1897

 

Somehow this quote strikes me hard.

[justaguy]

Greatness, why do you say hard? In my experience, nothing inhibits learning more than thinking that you already have "the" answer or shuts down the possibility of new experiences faster than prejudice. My experience echos Tolstoy.