Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"The clarification of concepts leads to the clarification of reality itself."Christian Wolff
"The error is not in thinking, but in thinking without sufficient clarity or care."Christian Wolff
"Understanding the why of things elevates us beyond mere acceptance of the what."Christian Wolff
"The mind uses the body as an instrument for understanding the world."Giovanni Vico
"Memory is the treasury of the mind."Giovanni Vico
"To understand a thing, we must understand its origins and development."Giovanni Vico
"The senses are the gates through which knowledge enters the mind."Giovanni Vico
"Understanding comes through the marriage of reason and experience."Giovanni Vico
"Experience is the surest guide to human understanding."Giovanni Vico
"The mind is most alive when engaged in the pursuit of truth."Giovanni Vico
"The path to knowledge begins with the admission of ignorance."Hugo Grotius
"The pursuit of knowledge is endless; let us therefore pursue it with humility."Hugo Grotius
"Knowledge of oneself is the beginning of wisdom."Hugo Grotius
"Every language contains within it the history and character of its people."Johann Herder
"Language is not merely a tool of communication, but a way of seeing the world."Johann Herder
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of our own humanity."Johann Herder
"The human mind is capable of great things when properly cultivated."Catharine Macaulay
"Knowledge is the only true emancipation from servitude."Catharine Macaulay
"The capacity for reason is distributed equally; its cultivation is not."Catharine Macaulay
"Prejudice flourishes in the soil of ignorance."Catharine Macaulay
"Women's intellectual capacity is equal to men's; circumstance alone differs."Catharine Macaulay
"Ignorance is not innocence; it is a state of dangerous vulnerability."Catharine Macaulay
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."Catharine Macaulay
"To deny education is to deny the very thing that makes us human."Catharine Macaulay
"Knowledge without application is merely decoration for the mind."Jean Bodin
"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest calling of humankind."Jean Bodin
"Knowledge without application is merely entertainment of the mind."Christian Wolff
"The unity of knowledge is the foundation of true wisdom."Christian Wolff
"The greatest thing is to make life worth living through discovery and understanding."Johann Goethe
"The highest wish of a thinking man is to make the unknown known."Johann Goethe