Erudition Quote by George Sarton Download Open image “Erudition without pedantry is as a rare as wisdom itself.” — George Sarton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Erudition Pedantry Wisdom
Pedantry in learning is like hypocrisy inn religion--a form of knowledge without the power of it. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Learning has always been made much of, but forgetting has always been deprecated; therefore pedantry has pretty well established itself throughout the modern world… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
Pedantry is properly the over-rating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
The clear and simple words of common usage are always better than those of erudition. The jargon of the philosophers not seldom conceals an… — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
We see that pedantry has never been held in such esteem for the government of the world as in our times, and it offers… — Giordano Bruno Copy Share Image
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
Pedantry, in the common acceptation of the word, means an absurd ostentation of learning, and stiffness of phraseology, proceeding from a misguided knowledge of… — Henry Mackenzie Copy Share Image
A deed happens in a definite place at a definite time, but if it be sufficiently great and pregnant, its virtue radiates everywhere in… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
The history of science should not be an instrument to defend any kind of social or philosophic theory; it should be used only for… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility. — George Sarton Copy Share Image
It would be foolish to give credit to Euclid for pangeometrical conceptions; the idea of geometry deifferent from the common-sense one never occurred to… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
The historical order is very interesting, but accidental and capricious; if we would to understand the growth of knowledge, we cannot be satisfied with… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
The rationalism of the creative minds was tempered by abundant fantasies, and the supreme beauty of the monuments was probably spoiled by the circumambient… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
If we are generous enough, we can stretch our souls everywhere and everywhen else. If we succeed in doing so, we shall discover that… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
The main, as well as the least obvious, achievement of the Middle Ages was the creation of the experimental spirit and this was primarily… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
On the basis of my historical experience, I fully believe that mathematics of the 25th century will be as different from that of today… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
It is childish to assume that science began in Greece; the Greek "miracle" was prepared by millenia of work in Egypt, Mesopotamia and possibly… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle. — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
If you see your nature, you don't need to read sutras or invoke buddhas. Erudition and knowledge are not only useless but also cloud… — Bodhidharma Copy Share Image
Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
When I think of the standing, the importance and the erudition of all these people who see nothing about racism in Heart of Darkness,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I have respect for mother nature's methods of robustness (billions of years allow most of what is fragile to break); classical thought is more… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Don’t you love quotations? I am immensely fond of them; a certain proof of erudition.... [I]f you should happen to write an insipid poem...… — Frances Brooke Copy Share Image
Critics have found in the narrative a veneer of erudition that cloaks nothing more than a James Bond-style romp, albeit a highly addictive one.… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Literature has her quacks no less than medicine, and they are divided into two classes; those who have erudition without genius, and those who… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
These poems possess intelligence, erudition, gravitas and urgency. Serious and moving in voice and ambition, this passionately lyrical and articulate work reminds me very… — Tony Hoagland Copy Share Image
Read for yourselves, read for the sake of your inspiration, for the sweet turmoil in your lovely head. But also read against yourselves, read… — Adam Zagajewski Copy Share Image
Even in an advanced stage of civilization, there is always a tendency to prefer those parts of literature which favor ancient prejudices, rather than… — Henry Thomas Buckle Copy Share Image
