Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"There's no fear of the dark for people who read."Professor Faber
"When you take a man's life through knowledge, he's no longer his real self any more."Captain Beatty
"Some kinds of knowledge must not be acquired, however great the temptation."O'Brien
"To understand another is to understand yourself a little better."Lee
"Every man has the right to use his mind to its full capacity."Lee
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."Lee
"His specs—use them as burning glass!"Jack Merridew
"The most you can hope for is some knowledge of yourself."Marlow
"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous folly"Pierre Bezukhov
"All that we know is that we know nothing and that is the highest human wisdom"Pierre Bezukhov
"There is a wisdom in this world which is not of books"Marlow
"The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine."Victor Frankenstein
"Increase of knowledge only increased the increase of sorrow."Victor Frankenstein
"I am reading that accursed volume, the Cornelius Agrippa."Victor Frankenstein
"The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself."Marlow
"If I hadn't spent so much time studying Earthlings, I wouldn't have any idea how to operate in a human world."Tralfamadorian
"The world was to me a secret which I desired to divulge"Victor Frankenstein
"The study of mathematics is apt to produce a want of faith in the invisible world"Victor Frankenstein
"The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself."Marlow
"The mind of man is capable of comprehending many mysteries."Van Helsing
"You can't understand a man like that unless you can understand his world."Marlow
"The most you can expect is some knowledge of yourself."Marlow
"His specs—use them as a burning glass!"Jack Merridew
"Life is scientific."Piggy
"There are mysteries which men can only guess at."Van Helsing
"Learn from me how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge."Victor Frankenstein
"From your later writings I perceive the greatest exertions of single men."The Creature
"I lived for some time in this state of blissful ignorance."The Creature
"One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge."Victor Frankenstein
"The world to me was a secret which I desired to divine."The Creature