Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Knowledge without virtue is a dangerous flame in the hands of the ambitious."
Cincinnatus
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"Know yourself, but know your enemy better."
Themistocles
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Themistocles
"Wisdom is knowing the difference between a bold move and a reckless one."
Miltiades
"The battlefield teaches what philosophy cannot."
Miltiades
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"Knowledge without application is merely the collection of dust."
Alcibiades
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"The mind that seeks knowledge without seeking wisdom will find only confusion."
Alcibiades
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"I have learned that true power comes not from force, but from understanding."
Alcibiades
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"Knowledge is the lamp that illuminates the path forward in the darkest night."
Romulus
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of immortality itself."
Romulus
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"The state that educates its youth is the state that endures."
Lycurgus
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the only wealth that cannot be stolen."
Lycurgus
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"The man who knows himself avoids the pitfalls that ensnare the ignorant."
Solon
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"The knowledge gained through experience is worth ten times that gained through books alone."
Solon
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"Knowledge of your own limitations is the beginning of mastery."
Themistocles
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"A shallow mind cannot comprehend a deep truth."
Themistocles
T
"A sharp mind dulls without use; exercise it daily."
Themistocles
"Geography is destiny; therefore study the land well."
Miltiades
"The battlefield teaches lessons no academy can."
Miltiades
"To understand victory, study the nature of the victor."
Miltiades
"The true enemy is not the Persian, but ignorance within ourselves."
Miltiades
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"Knowledge without application is merely pleasant conversation."
Lycurgus
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"The farmer's hands know truths that philosophers merely theorize about."
Cincinnatus
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"To know your limitations is to know the first principle of wisdom."
Cincinnatus
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"The common man, given voice, discovers his own wisdom."
Cleisthenes
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"When the many govern, even error becomes wisdom through correction."
Cleisthenes
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"When the people hold power, even their errors become lessons for the future."
Cleisthenes
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"Knowledge is not power unless it is married to the will to act upon it."
Alcibiades
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"Those who speak the most often say the least; those who listen learn the most."
Alcibiades
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"The foundation of all power is understanding."
Philip II