Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Words matter. Even small ones."The Narrator (omniscient)
"Knowing was power, but not knowing was a kind of power too."Offred
"The burden of knowledge was heavier than she had anticipated."Briony Tallis
"The laboratory was his only refuge."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"I can't answer that question to myself"Offred
"The child is the father of the man and all knowledge begins in the eye."Judge Holden
"Ignorance is bliss, they say, and that's what they count on."Offred
"The world was so recent that many things lacked names, and in order to indicate them it was necessary to point"Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"The greatest curse is to know too much about the future"Melquiades
"The world cannot be known by the methods by which it is commonly known."Judge Holden
"Nothing was true until it had been recorded in writing."José Arcadio Buendía
"Every time someone dies, a library burns."Laila
"Words are very valuable."Liesel Meminger
"Science is not about magic, it is about understanding."Werner
"The mind is our greatest weapon."Werner
"The more you read, the less you understand the world."José Arcadio Buendía
"Aureliano Buendía was to remember that his father showed him the marvels of the world in order that he would not be surprised by its lack of marvels."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"He learned to decipher the ancient writing during his lucid moments of insanity."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"I do it for myself. I want to be able to read letters if Tariq sends any."Laila
"The only way to truly know a person is to read their mind."Liesel Meminger
"Knowledge is both a gift and a burden."Werner
"The mysteries of the universe were revealed in the oldest texts."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"He had forgotten more than most people would ever know."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"Knowledge without wisdom is a burden, not a gift."Melquiades
"Words are life."Hans Hubermann
"We survive by learning"Werner
"I learned the names of the plants and which would heal"Circe
"She discovered the hidden power of words and the difficulty of explaining them to others."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"Knowledge of herbs and roots became my greatest rebellion."Circe
"I learned that the world was round, like an orange, and most important of all, that it had nothing to do with the place where I lived."José Arcadio Buendía