Knowledge Quotes

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

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"True knowledge is knowing what you do not know."
Michel de Montaigne
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"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge."
Michel de Montaigne
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"There is nothing as bold as ignorance and nothing as cautious as knowledge."
Michel de Montaigne
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"The universe speaks in the language of mathematics to those who listen."
Hypatia
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"The laws of geometry are eternal; they existed before Alexandria and will endure after."
Hypatia
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"Reason is the lantern that must guide us through the fog of ignorance."
Hypatia
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"Superstition thrives in darkness; knowledge banishes it with the light of reason."
Hypatia
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"To know oneself is to begin the journey toward the divine."
Porphyry
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"The intellect, when freed from bodily influence, perceives eternal truths."
Porphyry
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"True knowledge cannot be fully conveyed in words; it must be experienced directly."
Porphyry
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"Geography is the eye through which we view the world."
Strabo
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"To be ignorant of the world is to be ignorant of oneself."
Strabo
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"To know thyself is to know the universe."
Petronius
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"The knowledge we cherish is the knowledge we practice."
Petronius
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"Curiosity is the lust of the mind."
Apuleius
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"Knowledge is the most powerful tool."
Apuleius
"Those who study the lives of great men often miss the lessons of ordinary ones."
Diogenes Laërtius
"The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake is the highest human endeavor."
Diogenes Laërtius
"The study of human nature reveals that virtue is both learned and innate."
Diogenes Laërtius
"The knowledge that terrifies us is usually the knowledge we most need."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"Few mortals care to study the past."
Juvenal
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"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
Plutarch
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"Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets."
Plutarch
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"The mind cannot abide a vacuum."
Plutarch
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"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books."
Plutarch
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"I trust that a graduate student is fully capable of searching out the references pertaining to the subject."
Hypatia
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"One cannot live by bread alone; the mind must also be nourished."
Hypatia
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"Knowledge is not merely a luxury; it is a necessity for human dignity."
Hypatia
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"The universe is a book written in the language of mathematics; learn to read it."
Hypatia
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"In the pursuit of understanding, there are no walls between disciplines."
Hypatia