Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.
Interpretation
People often need reminders of what they already know rather than new information.
This quote by Samuel Johnson emphasizes the idea that humans tend to forget information they have learned previously and therefore often require reminders of that knowledge to retain it. It suggests that repetition and reinforcement of existing knowledge can be more beneficial than simply presenting new facts, highlighting the importance of reminders in our learning processes.
In practice
In a team meeting, I could use this quote to emphasize the importance of revisiting our project goals regularly.
To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.
He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood.
To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage.
Fly-fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.
When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves to hide it, and by endeavoring to hide it you drive it away.
A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
What I wanted to do was slap him down a bit with wit and words. Grammar and vocabulary as a weapon. But what kind of world would it be if we all took every opportunity presented to us to assault the weak?
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
Experience is, for me, the highest authority.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts
Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to pursue important work in spite of general indifference or hostility, and arrive at opinions which are opposed to prevalent errors.
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