Roger Ascham – 7 Quotes

7 Quotes by Roger Ascham

By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.

– Roger Ascham

In mine opinion, love is fitter than fear, gentleness better than beating, to bring up a child rightly in learning.

– Roger Ascham

Learning teacheth more in one year than experience in twenty.

– Roger Ascham

Let the master praise him, and say, ‘Here ye do well.’ For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

– Roger Ascham

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

– Roger Ascham

Young children were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning.

– Roger Ascham

It is costly wisdom that is bought by experience.

– Roger Ascham