Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."Mencius
"In learning the way, nothing is more practical than earnestness."Mencius
"To understand others is to have knowledge; to understand oneself is to have true wisdom."Mencius
"Wisdom comes not from reading alone but from reflection and action."Mencius
"Wisdom is not in words, but in works."Pythagoras
"Learn to see the invisible in the visible."Pythagoras
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of immortality."Pythagoras
"The greatest poverty is the poverty of mind."Pythagoras
"Wisdom is only in one thing, in getting to know the thought by which all things are steered everywhere."Heraclitus
"One must follow the common element; yet although the Logos is common to all, most people live as though they have private understanding."Heraclitus
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."Heraclitus
"Obscurity is darkness to the unripe mind."Heraclitus
"The greatest perfection of man is to know and understand that which is unknowable."Heraclitus
"The ignorant are to the wise as the asleep are to the awake."Heraclitus
"All knowledge comes from experience and sensation."Heraclitus
"If you have insight, you don't need a map."Zhuangzi
"The world is full of obvious things that nobody ever observes."Zhuangzi
"The more you know, the less you understand."Zhuangzi
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."Confucius
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."Confucius
"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star."Confucius
"To know oneself is to know the universe, for we are microcosms of creation."Thales of Miletus
"Every discovery is merely a removal of a veil from eternal truth."Thales of Miletus
"The deepest knowledge comes from questioning what seems obvious."Thales of Miletus
"Do not speak of Pythagorean concerns to those unprepared; first purify the ears."Pythagoras
"The path to enlightenment requires both knowledge and practice."Pythagoras
"Knowledge without virtue is like a sword in the hands of a madman."Pythagoras
"To know others is intelligence; to know yourself is true wisdom."Laozi
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."Laozi
"True security comes from knowing oneself."Epicurus