Acquiring Knowledge Quotes

19 quotes by 17 authors

There is something irreversible about acquiring knowledge; and the simulation of the search for it differs in a most profound way from the reality. — J. Robert Oppenheimer
I am arguing that faith as such, faith as an alleged method of acquiring knowledge, is totally invalid and as a consequence, all propositions of… — George H. Smith
We do not for example say that the person has a perfect knowledge of some language L similar to English but still different from it.… — Noam Chomsky
To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the… — John Quincy Adams
Admitting one's ignorance is the first step in acquiring knowledge ... — Socrates
Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live-that productive work is the process by which man's consciousness… — Ayn Rand
William Armstrong is a great teacher. He speaks truthfullyabout the discipline required for learning, and about the pleasures oforder and system in acquiring knowledge. Any… — Jill Ker Conway
I think we've tied acquiring knowledge too much to school — Arno Allan Penzias
Man is essentially ignorant, and becomes learned through acquiring knowledge. — Ibn Khaldun
We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us while they afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge or in doing good to our… — Benjamin Franklin
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy. — Chanakya
Learning isn't acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired. — Criss Jami
It is not healthy to be thinking all the time. Thinking is intended for acquiring knowledge or applying it. It is not essential living. — Ernest Wood
The attainment of knowledge is the high and exclusive attribute of man, among the numberless myriads of animated beings, inhabitants of the terrestrial globe. On… — John Quincy Adams
I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge. — William Glasser
As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be limited, as they are now, to affluent families. — William Glasser
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of… — Denis Diderot
Acquiring knowledge is a form of imitation. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
There are two modes of acquiring knowledge, namely by reasoning and experience. Reasoning draws a conclusion and makes us grant the conclusion, but does not… — Roger Bacon

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