What Is Knowledge Quotes
To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.
I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
The excitable observer will pass judgement first and then make knowledge conform to judgement the prudent observer will first learn to know and then judge according to knowledge.
I believe that we do not know anything for certain, but everything probably.
Nobody knows, nobody can ever know, not even in memory, because there are moments in time that are not knowable.
The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)
The less you know, the more you will be knownThe less you want, the more you will haveThe less you are, the more you will be
If knowledge is power, let's spread it as widely as possible and dilute it to deny those who would abuse it.
An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.
So long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance.--Egwene al'Vere
If you want to be truly successful invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and persevere your success will blossom.
Since the earliest days of our youth, we have been conditioned to accept that the direction of the herd, and authority anywhere — is always right.
And even as each one of you stands alone in God's knowledge, so must each one of you be alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth.
Passion for knowledge, motivation for continuous learning.
Knowledge is the most prized commodity in the entire universe, and it is infinite in its commodity.
You know what I should do?" Hoshino asked excited. "Of course, " the cat said. "What'd I tell you? Cats know everything. Not like dogs.
...wearing a turban of yellow, signifying knowledge, and a robe of purple, portraying purity and activity, Virchand Gandhi of Bombay delivered a lecture on the religions of India....
What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle.
But shortcuts are dangerous we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is.
Shall any gazer see with mortal eyes, Or any searcher know by mortal mind, Veil after veil will lift--but there must be Veil upon veil behind.
It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs.
Always hear others out and remain open-minded the day you think you know everything is the day you have the most yet to learn.
Knowing is not enough. You must accept My blessings in order to attain a better life. You must embrace a higher level of consciousness.
The ability to withstand the flinch comes with the knowledge that the future will be better than the past.
She had discovered that her love of knowing was not unnatural or sinful but the direct consequence of a God-given ability to reason.
The purpose of collecting so much information can only be power.
Wilderness gave us knowledge. Wilderness made us human. We came from here. Perhaps that is why so many of us feel a strong bond to this land called Serengeti it is the land of our youth.
...knowledge imprisons you. You cannot escape it. What you know you cannot unknow. That's why knowledge is dangerous. Learning will redefine your world, irreversibly.
In that case, on behalf of Earthlife, I urge that, with full knowledge of our limitations, we vastly increase our knowledge of the Solar System and then begin to settle other worlds.
Trivia are not knowledge. Lists of facts don't comprise knowledge. Analyzing, hypothesizing, concluding from data, sharing insights, those comprise knowledge. You can't google for knowledge.
Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinking, over their minds, hearts and souls.
New knowledge enhances an ever increasing sense of our own ignorance. The more we know, the more we know we don't know. Feynman called it 'the expanding frontier of ignorance'.
The knowledge that we consider knowledge proves itself in action. What we now mean by knowledge is information in action, information focused on results.