Death Quote by John Milton

Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be sin to know, Can it be death? And do they…

— John Milton

Knowledge is power-and power of one sort or another is the secret lust of human souls; and here is, beside the sense of exploration,…

— Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

The Church no longer contends that knowledge is in itself sinful, though it did so in its palmy days; but the acquisition of knowledge,…

— Bertrand Russell

“Their concept of knowledge was eloquently expressed, for instance, by Muâdh b. Jabal (d. 18/639, one of the trusted lieutenants of the Prophet, and…

— Franz Rosenthal

The sin which is unpardonable is knowingly and wilfully to reject truth, to fear knowledge lest that knowledge pander not to thy prejudices.

— Aleister Crowley

“Scriptures have been written for one to Know. Nothing needs to be done for that which is to be Known. ‘I cannot do it,…

— Dada Bhagwan

Knowledge, like all things, is best in moderation," intoned the Will. "Knowing everything means you don't need to think, and that is very dangerous.

— Garth Nix

The motive that impels modern reason to know must be described as the desire to conquer and dominate. For the Greek philosophers and the…

— Jürgen Moltmann

“As St.. Maximos has said, 'To think that one knows prevents one from advancing in knowledge." St. John Chrysostom points out that there is…

— Saint Nikodimos

In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not qualified to profit by…

— Matthew Henry

Knowledge is the eye that must direct the foot of obedience.

— Thomas Watson

“Umar b. al-Khattâb contributes the rather resigned insight that men are never as jealous of knowledge as they are of their wives. Salmân indicates…

— Franz Rosenthal