Knowledge Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Contemplation means rest, suspension of activity, withdrawal into the mysterious interior solitude in which the soul is absorbed in the immense and fruitful silence…

— Thomas Merton

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

— Jacob Bronowski

“When brought to meaning, all importance becomes small, as in death, all life seems nothing. Knowing is destroyed by thinking, not destroyed but sterilized;…

— William Wharton

“Contemplation, as it has come to be understood in the Christian tradition, is a return to the paradisiacal state of union with God, which…

— William Shannon

Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at…

— Thomas Merton

“...unlike knowledge, understanding cannot be taught. It must be achieved.”

— Dave Donovan

“The ignorance of impossibility makes tasks seem much more attainable.”

— Ray Daley

“The contemplation of the life thus should be undertaken as a meditation on one’s own immanent divinity, not as a prelude to precise imitation,…

— Joseph Campbell

“KNOWLEDGE CAN BE ACQUIRED ONLY THROUGH ACTION IN DAILY LIFE.”

— Théun Mares

“Knowledge is not determined by what you know, but by whether you believe you can always learn.”

— Bobby Hoffman

“Without failure, we forget, in arrogance, that our understanding of things is never as complete as we think it is.”

— Scott Berkun

“Seeking, knowing, discovering, enjoying- these faculties or powers are pale and lifeless without realization.”

— Henry Miller