Knowledge Quotes

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

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"I understood the cost of greatness."
Max von Mayerling
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"Knowledge of self-promotion is the greatest knowledge."
Lina Lamont
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing what to do with it."
Joe Bradley
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"Knowledge without action is just theory."
Joe Bradley
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"Education doesn't come from books alone."
Paul Varjak
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"I understand the human heart because I have dissected so many on screen."
Max von Mayerling
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"To understand cinema is to understand the human condition."
Max von Mayerling
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"Knowledge bores me - I prefer adoration."
Lina Lamont
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"I don't know who I am yet, so how can I know what I want?"
Holly Golightly
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"I'd just like to know how you know where to start."
Holly Golightly
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"There's always something more to discover about yourself."
Holly Golightly
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"Sometimes the most profound wisdom comes from admitting what you don't know."
Paul Varjak
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"The world expects so much of us, and yet we know so little."
Princess Anne
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"I've seen enough of the world to know what really matters."
Joe Bradley
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"Knowledge of the industry is the only currency that matters."
Joe Gillis
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"In silence, one learns the secrets of the universe."
Max von Mayerling
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"Knowwedge is power, and I'm awways weawning."
Elmer Fudd
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Elmer Fudd
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"I need to understand myself better."
Holly Golightly
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"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous, like a loaded gun in a child's hands."
Jedediah Leland
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"Knowledge isolates us—it shows us how much we do not know."
Jedediah Leland
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"I've been close to clever men."
Norma Desmond
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"I've forgotten more than they'll ever know."
Norma Desmond
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"I could teach them all a thing or two about acting."
Norma Desmond
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"Knowledge of human nature is the only education that truly matters."
Max von Mayerling
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"To truly understand someone, you must first understand their secrets."
Max von Mayerling
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"I think I know what I'm doing when it comes to this business."
Charles Foster Kane
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"Knowledge is power, but only if you use it wisely."
Charles Foster Kane
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"Knowledge is power only if one has the wisdom to use it."
Jedediah Leland
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"Knowledge is a burden the wise wish to be rid of."
Jedediah Leland