"There is no knowledge that is not power" — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"There is no knowledge that is not power"

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities…
If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false sentiment, I could never stay there five minutes.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the…
There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.
Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.
The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial…
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the…
Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want.
The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
A little praise goes a great ways.

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We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the… — Aristophanes
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. — Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day. — Karen Armstrong
Research is creating new knowledge. — Neil Armstrong
Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for,… — Thomas Arnold
The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious… — Chester A. Arthur
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov

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