beginner

Cockney Rhyming Slang

is a person with many new ideas, in contrast to the expert who is a person with few new ideas.

An expert is a person who has few new ideas... a beginner is a person with many.

is one in whose mind there are many possibilities, while in the expert's mind there are few.

is the ultimate victor in everything... it is he that gets the most out of life.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything... it is he that gets the most out of life.

is advantaged in this way. The less one knows about a subject the more one can be confident to throw new light on it.

You may have noticed that the less I know about a subject the more confidence I have, and the more new light I throw on it. Mark Twain

is, when good and firey, always standing higher than a master in mediocrity.

A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity.

is pure potentiality --- in the beginner's mind are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind, few.

In the beginner's mind are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind, few.