"Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write"
- Mary Wesley
About this Quote
Mary Wesley's quote assesses the value of self-teaching and learning. It recommends that, in hindsight, she had the ability to acknowledge the value of her own efforts in teaching herself to compose. This suggests that she was able to acknowledge the significance of her own hard work and commitment in learning an ability. It also recommends that she was able to recognize the value of taking initiative and being proactive in her own knowing. This quote is a pointer that we can all take duty for our own knowing and development, and that we can all gain from taking the initiative to teach ourselves. It is a tip that we can all be our own teachers which we can all gain from making the effort to find out and grow.
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