Knowledge Quotes

“A fool, Mr. Edgeworth, is one who has never made an experiment.”

“There are things that are hidden from us, and the more we want to see them, the more they are hidden.”

“Our time is so specialized that we have people who know more and more about less and less.”

“To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.”

“Every book is a new door to a new world.”

“Thou art in my heart, and there is no other that knoweth thee save thy son... for thou hast made him wise in thy designs and in thy might.”

“For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.”

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”

“A classification is a map of knowledge.”

“Philosophy is not a wisdom to be possessed but an attitude to be assumed.”

“A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.”

“The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.”

“You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.”

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”

“The concept of prime numbers is a human invention... The world is not sitting out there with dots on it.”

“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”

“Learning is an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge.”

“Scientific wealth tends to accumulate according to the law of compound interest.”

“He who would be always with God must often pray and often read. For when we pray, we speak with God; and when we read, God speaks with us.”

“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”