Knowledge Quote by Anonymous
“What shall we say who have knowledge Carried to the heart? Shall wetake the act To the grave? Shall we, more hopeful, set up the grave In the house? The ravenous grave?”
About This Quote
Source Poem: Unknown, likely 19th‑century reflective verse
The speaker questions whether knowledge should be kept private or shared, even in death, and contemplates burying hope within a grave of despair.
In simple terms: Should we hide knowledge or share it, even in death?
Key Takeaway
Consider how you share knowledge in difficult times.
Themes
knowledge
hope
death
reflection
Mood
melancholic
contemplative
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal loss
- public discourse
- legacy building
Key Concepts
philosophy
existentialism
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- What knowledge are you keeping hidden?
- How does hope survive in darkness?
A Different Perspective
Sharing knowledge may be suppressed by fear of loss.
![“Nay! Alas for us all! And for all that walk in the world in these after-days. For such is the way of it: to find and lose, as it seems to those whose boat is on the running stream. But I count you blessed [...] for your loss you suffer of your own free will, and you might have chosen otherwise…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a5/anonymous-1_blessed_nay-alas-for-us-all-and-for-all-that-wal_2729349.jpg)
![“I never knew any man who had once tasted the sweetness of experimental knowledge, that ever afterward fasted after ye Vapour garlick and onions of phantasmatical seeming philosophy." [William Petty]” quote by Carl Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5a/carl-zimmer-16331_knowledge_i-never-knew-any-man-who-had-once-tasted_1770.jpg)
