Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Consciousness is not something we have; it is something we participate in."
Richard Rohr
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"Knowledge without compassion is merely accumulation of facts."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous"
Rob Bell
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"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."
Francis of Assisi
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"Knowledge without understanding is merely information."
Rupert Spira
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"Attention is the key to understanding."
Rupert Spira
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"The modern world is drowning in information but starving for wisdom."
Thomas Merton
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"The greatest teacher is the one who learns from his students."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"To know God is to be forever changed."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The pursuit of wisdom begins with the admission of ignorance."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"We are often afraid of what we do not understand, so understanding is the antidote to fear."
Richard Rohr
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"What you're aware of, you're free from. What you're unaware of, you're enslaved by."
Adyashanti
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"You cannot think your way to enlightenment."
Adyashanti
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"You cannot think your way to truth."
Adyashanti
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"Knowledge of yourself is the beginning of all understanding."
Rupert Spira
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"To know yourself is to know everything."
Rupert Spira
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"Understanding is the dissolution of separation."
Rupert Spira
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"Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
Francis of Assisi
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"Awareness is your true nature."
Mooji
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"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."
Mooji
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"True knowledge comes not from information but from intimate encounter with reality."
Henri Nouwen
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"Our age offers us unprecedented access to information but very little wisdom."
Henri Nouwen
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"True seeing is a participatory act; you are changed by what you see."
Richard Rohr
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"The contemplative mind sees unity; the analytical mind sees separation."
Richard Rohr
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"The task of the intellectual is to articulate the deepest longings of the human spirit."
Thomas Merton
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"In teaching others, we learn more fully ourselves."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"To defend the faith, one must first understand it deeply and live it truly."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The voice of wisdom is quiet because it has nothing to prove."
Adyashanti
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"When the student is ready to stop learning, the real learning begins."
Adyashanti
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"Knowledge without embodied understanding creates more illusions."
Adyashanti