Knowledge Quotes

"Knowledge of the forms of desire helps us choose correctly among them."

"The body craves simple things; the mind craves understanding."

"If the many exist, they must be both finite and infinite in number, which is absurd."

"The many cannot exist because if they exist, they would have to be infinite in number, yet also finite."

"If things are infinite in number, they would be both infinitely large and infinitely small."

"Our confidence in the reality of motion should be tempered by rigorous logical examination."

"The plurality of things contradicts itself more deeply the more we examine it."

"If all things are finite, they must be infinite in number; if infinite, they must be finite."

"To truly understand something, we must understand why it cannot possibly exist as we perceive it."

"Our belief in change rests on unexamined assumptions about the divisibility of reality."

"The plurality of things requires each thing to be infinitely large and infinitely small."

"To understand being, we must abandon our reliance on sensory experience."

"Being alone exists; multiplicity is the phantom that haunts human thought."

"The many cannot exist because any plurality contradicts itself upon examination."

"The one alone is; the many are merely the confusion of limited minds."

"It is wise to listen not to me, but to the logos."

"To know thyself is to know the nature of change itself."

"The essence of knowledge is the knowledge that all things are one."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"To know yourself is to know the cosmos."

"To know thyself is the beginning of true wisdom."

"Knowledge is power only when put to use."

"Knowledge without wisdom is foolishness."

"To seek knowledge is to seek truth."

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

"The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"In the pursuit of truth, one must abandon all that is known."

"Necessary desires are those whose fulfillment brings health and contentment to the soul."