Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Most of the problems of philosophical inquiry arise from our ignorance of the use of words."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"The meaning of a word is its use in the language."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"Names are like tools; they serve a function."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"Knowledge is a form of seeing."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"What is it that has meaning? Only sentences have meaning; only in the stream of life do words have meaning."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"To understand a sentence is to know what would be the case if it were true."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."
Lao Tzu
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Lao Tzu
"An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with prejudices."
Dear Abby
"Curiosity is only vanity. Most people want to know things only in order to talk about them."
Blaise Pascal
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"The best teachers are the ones who've lived enough to know what they don't know."
Jimmy Breslin
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"You can observe a lot just by watching."
Mike Royko
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"If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed."
Mike Royko
"Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know."
Lao Tzu
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"Knowledge is power."
Wallace Matthews
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"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."
Wallace Matthews
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"The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know."
Wallace Matthews
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"Knowledge is the foundation for all things."
Wallace Matthews
"Knowledge without application is just trivia."
Dear Abby
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"If you are thinking about something, someone else is probably thinking about it too."
Ann Landers
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"Never write about something you don't understand, but always write about something that matters."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Every person you meet has something to teach you if you listen."
Jimmy Breslin
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"If you want to understand a city, ride the bus."
Mike Royko
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"You don't really understand a place until you've drunk its whiskey."
Mike Royko
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"Knowledge is power."
Walter Mondale
"Knowing yourself is true progress."
Lao Tzu
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"Curiosity is what drives us forward."
Bill Moyers
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"Knowledge without action is merely information."
Scott Pelley
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"Knowledge is power only when it's applied."
Scott Pelley
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"Knowledge without character is just dangerous equipment."
Mike Royko