Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"The universe is composed of indivisible particles moving through emptiness."Leucippus
"Causes determine all effects in nature."Leucippus
"The world we see is built from the invisible."Leucippus
"Atoms are the building blocks of reality."Leucippus
"All motion has a cause in the atomic realm."Leucippus
"Understand the atom, understand the universe."Leucippus
"Knowledge comes from understanding atomic motion."Leucippus
"The invisible atomic world underlies all perception."Leucippus
"Understand atoms, understand yourself."Leucippus
"Atoms are the answer to all natural questions."Leucippus
"Understanding atoms leads to understanding all things."Leucippus
"A man who has the knowledge but lacks the power to express it is no better off than if he never had any ideas at all."Thucydides
"To know oneself is true knowledge."Herodotus
"Knowledge without practice is like a tree without fruit."Herodotus
"To know what you know and what you do not know is true knowledge."Herodotus
"The sting of loss teaches us the value of what we once held."Sappho
"Those who question everything are closest to understanding something."Sappho
"The soul recognizes what the mind cannot yet comprehend."Sappho
"Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts."Hippocrates
"There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance."Hippocrates
"Healing depends upon the physician's understanding of the nature of the body and the nature of the disease."Hippocrates
"Knowledge of diseases is essential to the art of healing."Hippocrates
"A keen observation is the cornerstone of medical practice."Hippocrates
"The cure comes from the understanding of the cause."Hippocrates
"The gods did not reveal all things to men from the beginning, but men through their own seeking find them out in time."Xenophanes
"We cannot know the truth, but we can strive to know it better each day."Xenophanes
"Just as the eye cannot perceive what is beyond sight, so the mind cannot conceive what is beyond reason."Xenophanes
"The pursuit of wisdom is the pursuit of truth."Xenophanes
"What we call chance is but ignorance of causes."Xenophanes
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."Xenophanes