Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Knowledge is the ladder by which we ascend to perfection."Pico della Mirandola
"The mind is capable of comprehending all things."Pico della Mirandola
"The intellect elevates us above all other creatures."Pico della Mirandola
"The mind has no boundaries save those we impose."Pico della Mirandola
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."Giambattista della Porta
"The pursuit of knowledge is never-ending."Giambattista della Porta
"One learns more from betrayal than from a thousand loyal servants."Catherine de Medici
"Knowledge of poison is as important as knowledge of medicine."Catherine de Medici
"The most dangerous knowledge is knowing what others do not know."Catherine de Medici
"The greatest wisdom is knowing the limits of your own knowledge."Catherine de Medici
"To live fully is to remain forever curious, forever learning, forever seeking."Isabella d'Este
"The accumulation of knowledge is the greatest insurance against misfortune."Isabella d'Este
"The intellect ascends when the body descends into humility."Marsilio Ficino
"The pursuit of knowledge without virtue is a descent into darkness."Marsilio Ficino
"The intellect is the ladder by which the soul climbs toward the infinite."Marsilio Ficino
"In the night of thick darkness, enveloping the earliest antiquity, so great is the power of the light of this science, that by aid thereof I perceive in the remote distance an ancient people"Giambattista Vico
"Knowledge which has not resulted in a change of conduct is not real knowledge"Giambattista Vico
"Eternal truth is the proper object of human knowledge"Giambattista Vico
"The mind is infinite in its capacity for discovery"Giambattista Vico
"In the perfection of language lies the perfection of thought itself."Poliziano Angelo
"To master language is to master reality."Poliziano Angelo
"In every word dwells a history, a culture, a world."Poliziano Angelo
"Every page of a great work contains more than meets the casual eye."Poliziano Angelo
"The ancients knew something we moderns must relearn through effort."Poliziano Angelo
"The meaning of a word is the history of its use."Poliziano Angelo
"A woman's mind is as capable of understanding the universe as any man's."Émilie du Châtelet
"To be educated is to be dangerous to those who profit from ignorance."Émilie du Châtelet
"Ignorance is not bliss; it is a prison of limited understanding."Émilie du Châtelet
"Knowledge without virtue is like a ship without a rudder."Pico della Mirandola
"Knowledge is the enemy of superstition and the friend of progress."Pico della Mirandola