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 journey is not across continents, but across the landscape of understanding."
Isocrates
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"A mind that is not challenged grows stagnant."
Pericles
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"To know yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Pericles
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all endeavors."
Pericles
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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity."
Demosthenes
"To know oneself is to know the greatest enemy and greatest ally."
Leonidas I
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"One must learn to read men as carefully as one reads documents."
Philip II
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of power, rightly understood."
Philip II
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"I prefer the company of books to the company of men, for books do not dissemble."
Philip II
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"The mind that questions is the mind that grows."
Aristarchus
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"Every observation brings us closer to universal truth."
Aristarchus
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"Knowledge, unlike gold, increases when shared."
Aristarchus
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"Knowledge of distant lands is the greatest wealth a man can possess."
Eratosthenes
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"In geometry, there is no royal road to wisdom."
Eratosthenes
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"Every question answered opens ten new doors of inquiry."
Eratosthenes
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"Knowledge without application is merely empty possession."
Isocrates
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"The pursuit of knowledge is never completed; it is a lifelong journey."
Isocrates
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"To acknowledge our mistakes shows we are wiser than before."
Pericles
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."
Pericles
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"The mind that is not growing is already dying."
Pericles
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"To measure the stars is to measure the mind of God."
Hipparchus
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"What appears chaotic to the untrained eye reveals harmony to the mathematician."
Hipparchus
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"The catalog is not the truth; it is a map toward truth."
Hipparchus
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"The universe is written in the language of angles and arcs; learn this language and understand creation."
Hipparchus
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"There are things the mind knows, but does not yet know it knows."
Galen
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"Knowledge is the most precious commodity in the world."
Galen
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"Observation is the foundation of all medical knowledge."
Galen
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"We must understand the body before we can heal the body."
Galen
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"Knowledge of anatomy is knowledge of life itself."
Galen
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"The greatest enemy of health is ignorance."
Galen