Knowledge Quotes

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Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a… — Frank Crane
All men are born with a nose and five fingers, but no one is born with a knowledge of God. — Voltaire
Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it. — Wilhelm Reich
The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit… — Virginia Gildersleeve
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. — Plato
Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. — Wendell Phillips
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance. — Herodotus
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh. — Herodotus
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. — Thomas Berger
Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought… — David Ben-Gurion
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. — Thomas Fuller
The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge. — Ambrose Bierce
Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves. — Josh Billings
The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability. — Henry Ford
The little I know I owe to my ignorance. — Sacha Guitry
Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle. — Robert Anthony
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion. — Alexander the Great
The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark. — Agnes de Mille
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. — Plutarch
We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better;… — Harold Bloom

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