Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Understanding the nature of things requires understanding their causes."
Christian Wolff
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"To master a subject is to understand its first principles and their connections."
Christian Wolff
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"Knowledge of the past makes us wise for the future"
Jean Bodin
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth"
Jean Bodin
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"Knowledge untempered by wisdom becomes dangerous"
Jean Bodin
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."
Hugo Grotius
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"The mind is infinite in its capacity to learn."
Hugo Grotius
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"The pursuit of knowledge never ends."
Hugo Grotius
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"To understand a people, one must understand their language and songs."
Johann Herder
J
"The mind expands through exposure to different ways of thinking."
Johann Herder
J
"All knowledge is ultimately about understanding human nature better."
Johann Herder
J
"The heart understands what the mind cannot articulate."
Johann Herder
J
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of ourselves."
Johann Herder
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"The mind of woman is as capable of improvement as that of man."
Catharine Macaulay
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"A woman's intellect is dulled not by nature, but by enforced idleness."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The chains of ignorance are stronger than chains of iron."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Ignorance is not innocence; it is a barrier to virtue."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest human endeavor."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The scholar must be willing to be proven wrong."
Catharine Macaulay
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"What is not fully understood is not possessed."
Johann Goethe
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"Ignorance is not bliss; it is oblivion."
Johann Goethe
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"The greatest revelations are the simplest things, and the simplest things are often overlooked."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Knowledge without wisdom is a sharp tool in the hands of a fool."
Friedrich Schiller
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"To understand the world, one must first understand the principles that govern it."
Christian Wolff
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"The pursuit of knowledge requires disciplined contemplation and rigorous inquiry."
Christian Wolff
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"Understanding the cause of things elevates the mind toward greater truth."
Christian Wolff
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"To question the principles of reason is to undermine the foundation of all knowledge."
Christian Wolff
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"To understand one principle clearly is to gain insight into countless others."
Christian Wolff
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"To understand relations between things is to approach the deepest truths."
Christian Wolff
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"In confusion, seek the principle; in principle, seek clarity; in clarity, find truth."
Christian Wolff