Knowledge Quotes

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It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws — Bertrand Russell
Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in the absence of knowledge it is almost sure to be… — Bertrand Russell
The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power — Bertrand Russell
Thou god of our idolatry, the press. . . . Thou fountain, at which drink the good and wise; Thou ever-bubbling spring of endless lies;… — William Cowper
The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the… — John Adams
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it — Thomas Fuller
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. — Michel De Montaigne
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses, Even all that the LORD hath commanded… — Bible
Unless the knowledge gained from experience is reconditioned in each new situation, it is a rigid and a dangerous guide. — Michel De Montaigne
It is a sign of strength, not of weakness, to admit that you don't know all the answers. — John P Lougbrane
He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise. — Lao Tzu
Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live — Marcus Aurelius
NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe that they… — Ambrose Bierce
A real 'karma-yogi', who first acquires knowledge and then works for the welfare of people, quite naturally becomes popular and famous. There is no enemy… — Sam Veda
Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge, but they will never even stop to learn — Marcus Aurelius
An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy — Benjamin Stolberg
He that knows least commonly presumes most — Thomas Fuller
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going to be scared. — PJ Plauger
Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it. — William Penn
I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else — Josh Billings

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