Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The greatest wealth is wisdom."
Suetonius
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"The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he possesses the right questions."
Horace
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"Experience is the teacher of all things."
Horace
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"The pursuit of knowledge is endless; therein lies its beauty."
Pliny the Younger
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"What a strange thing is memory, and brain that is the seat of memory."
Pliny the Younger
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"A single act of true understanding is worth a thousand words."
Pliny the Younger
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"Knowledge without virtue is like a ship without a rudder."
Tacitus
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"Humility is the first step toward true knowledge."
Tacitus
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"The study of history reveals patterns that guide the wise."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The understanding of cause and effect is the beginning of true knowledge."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of immortality."
Pliny the Elder
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"The joy of discovery lies not in the finding, but in the seeking."
Pliny the Elder
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"Grasp the subject, the words will follow."
Cato the Younger
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"Knowledge is power."
Cato the Younger
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Cato the Younger
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"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."
Livy
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is its proper use."
Livy
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"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch"
Cato the Elder
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"Knowledge of oneself is the beginning of wisdom"
Cato the Elder
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all pursuits"
Cato the Elder
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the greatest calling."
Horace
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Horace
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"Know thyself, for all the world's mysteries lie within."
Pliny the Younger
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"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
Pliny the Younger
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"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
Pliny the Younger
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"To know oneself is to understand the nature of power."
Diocletian
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of immortality."
Diocletian
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"Knowledge of the past illuminates the path to the future."
Constantine I
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"Knowledge is power, but only when applied with wisdom."
Constantine I
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"Knowledge is the foundation of power."
Septimius Severus