Knowledge Quotes

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He who knows what he is told must know a lot of things that are not so. — Arthur Guiterman
The origin of all science is the desire to know causes, and the origin of all false science is the desire to accept false causes… — William Hazlitt
Zeal will do more than knowledge. — William Hazlitt
The majority of people have no understanding of the things with which they daily meet, nor, when instructed, do they have any right knowledge of… — Heraclitus
To know all things is not permitted. — Horace
Where there is the tree of knowledge, there is always Paradise: so say the most ancient and most modern serpents. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Knowledge has three degrees--opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. — Plotinus
What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. — Bertrand Russell
Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself. — Seneca the Younger
It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work. — W. Somerset Maugham
For all the talk you hear about knowledge being such a wonderful thing, instinct is worth forty of it for real unerringness. — Mark Twain
To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease. — Laozi
He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know. — Laozi
Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination. — William Arthur Ward
In a sense, knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows: for details are swallowed up in principles. — Alfred North Whitehead
Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle. — Laozi
The end of the Cold War removed the immediate causes of whole destruction but not the threat contained in our knowledge. We must tame this… — Mahnaz Afkhami
Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for building… — Kofi Annan
It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what their rights are… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali
You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom. — Herbie Hancock
If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion. — Aldous Huxley
Remember that consciousness is power. Consciousness is education and knowledge. Consciousness is becoming aware. It is the perfect vehicle for students. Consciousness-raising is pertinent for… — Yuri Kochiyama
The best prescription is knowledge. — C. Everett Koop
One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a… — Yo-Yo Ma
We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only… — Mairead Corrigan

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