Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest form of pleasure."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"All knowledge begins with sensation; all wisdom begins with acceptance."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"To question is to think; to think is to be truly alive."Julien Offray de La Mettrie
"Knowledge without the application of practical wisdom remains sterile and useless."Johann Tetens
"Knowledge of ourselves is the beginning of wisdom and the foundation of all other learning."Johann Tetens
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."Antonio Genovesi
"The greatest discoveries come from questioning what everyone assumes."Antonio Genovesi
"The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future."John Maynard Keynes
"We were not mad, merely specialists on a very narrow line."John Maynard Keynes
"I find myself more and more relying on the theoretical foundations of the classical economists."John Maynard Keynes
"The level of effective demand is the missing link in economic theory."John Maynard Keynes
"We truly know only what we make"Giovanni Vico
"Men naturally desire to know"Giovanni Vico
"Ignorance is the root of all evil"Giovanni Vico
"Knowledge requires both sense and intellect"Giovanni Vico
"Knowledge is power"Giovanni Vico
"When laws are clear and simple, they are better understood and more readily obeyed."Cesare Beccaria
"Clear and simple laws are more effective than complex and obscure ones."Cesare Beccaria
"Enlightenment begins when we question the laws we have inherited."Cesare Beccaria
"The greatest inventions are those that enlarge human understanding."George Berkeley
"He who would argue with reason must first acknowledge its limits."George Berkeley
"The pursuit of knowledge ennobles the human spirit."George Berkeley
"Knowledge poorly used becomes a tool of self-deception."George Berkeley
"The cultivation of the mind is the highest form of agriculture."Antonio Genovesi
"The appetite for knowledge is the only hunger that grows more intense when fed."Antonio Genovesi
"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design."Friedrich Hayek
"The price system is a mechanism for communicating information, not just assigning resources."Friedrich Hayek
"The great problem of central planning is not malice, but ignorance on a systematic scale."Friedrich Hayek
"The competitive process is a discovery procedure that reveals information that could never be known in advance."Friedrich Hayek
"The study of the body teaches us about the mind."Julien Offray de La Mettrie