Knowledge Quotes

From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.

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"Your mind is a weapon"
Mrs. Whatsit
A
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive."
Anne Shirley
H
"Words mean more than we mean to express when we use them."
Humpty Dumpty
W
"The mind is the greatest factory"
Willy Wonka
W
"The pursuit of knowledge is infinite"
Willy Wonka
M
"Just because we don't understand something doesn't mean it isn't so"
Mrs. Which
W
"All the answers are written in the factory."
Willy Wonka
M
"Knowledge is freedom."
Miss Honey
M
"Stay curious about the world."
Matilda Wormwood
K
"Let me see your mind."
King Azaz
A
"I am sure I can't be Mabel, for I know all sorts of things now."
Alice
A
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about?"
Anne Shirley
T
"Nothing is more important than knowledge, except the desire to learn."
The Mathemagician
M
"I read books because I liked them, not because I was being forced to."
Matilda Wormwood
M
"Mathematics is poetry in numbers."
Matilda Wormwood
K
"Words are terribly important, especially since there are so many of them."
King Azaz
W
"It happens to be made of glass, so I can see the children everywhere at once."
Willy Wonka
W
"Good gracious me! You don't mean to say you've never heard of the Oompa-Loompas?"
Willy Wonka
M
"The more you read, the more things you will know."
Matilda Wormwood
H
"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean"
Humpty Dumpty
T
"You don't know how to manage Looking-glass cakes"
The Red Queen
T
"The test is not the intelligence of the answer given, but rather the intelligence of the question asked."
The Mathemagician
A
"You seem very clever at explaining words"
Alice
A
"I've learned a lot about myself and about Anne Shirley."
Anne Shirley
E
"Rabbit's clever. He's the cleverest of us."
Eeyore
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"Words are terribly important, especially in a place like this."
King Azaz
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"Words are used for such simple things, like ordering dinner."
Milo
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"The real treasure is what you learn along the way."
Milo
T
"The more you learn, the more you realize how much there is to learn."
The Mathemagician
A
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive—it's such an interesting world."
Anne Shirley