Knowledge Quote by Daniel Keyes
““what’s wrong with a person wanting to be more intelligent, to acquire knowledge, and understand himself and the world?” “If you’d read your Bible, Charlie, you’d know that it’s not meant for man to know more than was given to him to know by the Lord””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Flowers for Algernon, 1966
Seeking knowledge beyond divine limits can be seen as hubris.
In simple terms: Questioning limits may clash with faith.
Key Takeaway
Respect both curiosity and humility.
Themes
knowledge
faith
humility
Mood
contemplative
critical
Type
philosophical
theological
When to use this quote
- personal study
- religious discussion
- education curricula
Key Concepts
theological limits
intellectual freedom
Questions to Reflect On
- Is there a balance between faith and learning?
- How do cultures reconcile divine authority with science?
A Different Perspective
Some view inquiry as threatening to belief systems.
![“I never knew any man who had once tasted the sweetness of experimental knowledge, that ever afterward fasted after ye Vapour garlick and onions of phantasmatical seeming philosophy." [William Petty]” quote by Carl Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5a/carl-zimmer-16331_knowledge_i-never-knew-any-man-who-had-once-tasted_1770.jpg)
