Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"A single proof can illuminate centuries of darkness."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Every question answered opens ten new questions."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The secret to insight is persistent inquiry."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The greatest discoveries come to those who question the answers others have accepted."Gerolamo Cardano
"The study of mathematics is the study of the divine blueprint of creation."Gerolamo Cardano
"The greatest discoveries in science begin with the most foolish questions."Gerolamo Cardano
"Knowledge itself is power."Francis Bacon
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."Francis Bacon
"Human knowledge and human power meet in one."Francis Bacon
"The more we know the more we recognize the vastness of our ignorance."Francis Bacon
"To understand a people, one must first understand their characters, their written symbols of thought and meaning."Matteo Ricci
"Every culture possesses jewels of wisdom; the ignorant person sees only the surface and misses the treasure."Matteo Ricci
"The life of the mind, properly pursued, is among the highest goods available to human beings."Matteo Ricci
"The art of observation is the foundation of all knowledge and wisdom."Giovan Battista della Porta
"In knowledge, there is both power and responsibility."Giovan Battista della Porta
"A woman who questions is a woman who grows; never cease to ask why."Christine de Pizan
"Learn from the past, but do not be imprisoned by it."Christine de Pizan
"A woman who listens learns more than one who merely speaks."Christine de Pizan
"Knowledge without compassion breeds only arrogance and hollow learning."Juan Luis Vives
"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."Francesco Petrarch
"The pursuit of knowledge is humanity's noblest endeavor."Francesco Petrarch
"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The pursuit of knowledge requires the same dedication as the pursuit of virtue."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The universe operates according to laws that we can discover and understand."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Doubt is the beginning of understanding; certainty is the end of learning."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Every increment of knowledge increases one's power to act effectively in the world."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"A single insight, properly developed, can reshape an entire field of understanding."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"I will now state what the thoughtful and discerning have long understood."Gerolamo Cardano
"All knowledge begins with wonder."Gerolamo Cardano
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."Gerolamo Cardano