Knowledge Quotes

"The telescope reveals not new stars, but our new capacity to see."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."

"In observation without prejudice lies the seed of all discovery."

"What we cannot see we must infer; what we can see we must interpret carefully."

"In every discovery lies the seed of a thousand new questions."

"What do I know? This is the foundation of wisdom."

"The most useful and honorable science and occupation is the knowledge of oneself."

"I would rather understand one thing thoroughly than understand a hundred things superficially."

"Ignorance is the mother of admiration."

"The greater the mind, the greater the possibility for error."

"The printed word is the bridge between minds across centuries."

"Know thyself."

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

"The errors of the learned are more dangerous than the ignorance of the simple."

"The mind grows best when it is free to wander and wonder."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all other knowledge."

"The scholar's greatest achievement is to make knowledge accessible to all."

"To limit knowledge is to limit growth."

"The greatest discovery is within yourself."

"Knowledge without application is empty."

"Knowledge liberates the enslaved mind."

"Learning is the journey of the wise."

"Know yourself—your strengths, weaknesses, and purposes."

"What we refuse to understand, we cannot conquer."

"The scholar and the artist pursue the same truth through different languages."

"Those who work with their hands and hearts develop a wisdom that books alone cannot teach."

"To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, is true knowledge."

"Ignorance is not bliss; it is the absence of light."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest form of ambition."

"Ignorance is the root of misfortune."