Death Quote by John Milton

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

— John Milton

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, they…

— Bible

“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

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those…

— Bible

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

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

If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance.

— Frances Wright

Each is liable to panic, which is exactly, the terror of ignorance surrendered to the imagination. Knowledge is the encourager, knowledge that takes fear…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.

— Laozi

For they truly know their Lord in the breaking of bread, whose heart within them so vehemently burneth, whilst Thou, O blessed Jesus, dost…

— Thomas a Kempis

“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

They who know most of God on earth or heaven know that they know little after all; but they know that they may know…

— James McCosh