Knowledge Quotes
8542 quotes by 4121 authors
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Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study; to give our work the charm of a story-book,…
— Thomas Bulfinch
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I must confess that, at that time, I had absolutely no knowledge of the slowness of the relaxation processes in the ground state, processes which…
— Alfred Kastler
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Ignorance lies at the bottom of all human knowledge, and the deeper we penetrate, the nearer we arrive unto it.
— Charles Caleb Colton
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It is a common sentence that Knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of Ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up…
— George Eliot
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Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius.
— Luc de Clapiers
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
— Norm MacDonald
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All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance.
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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It's hard for me to imagine that some people in the CIA who had firsthand knowledge would be unable to recognize that this would be…
— Chris Shays
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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage…
— Townsend Harris
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I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave…
— Peter Garrett
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Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.
— Laozi
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When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.
— Laozi
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Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.
— Laozi
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The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.
— Laozi
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People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge.
— Laozi
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Not knowing of the eternal leads to unfortunate errors.
— Laozi
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Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it.
— Laozi
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Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.
— Laozi
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Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.
— Laozi
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Truly, only those who see illness as illness can avoid illness.
— Laozi
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