Knowledge Quotes

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.

Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration.

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.

The point is that knowledge of God is not prohibited under the First Amendment.

If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.

No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it.

Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.

It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure.

Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.

Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal.

Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

And, that's what I truly believe that we're doing when we're advancing scientific knowledge is we're someday making the world better. Not only for our children, but for all people after that.

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

Knowledge cultivates your seeds and does not sow in your seeds.

I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a free ride and that you do the best you can with the means that you can and try to open yourself to as much knowledge and all that that you can.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?