Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Know that you are your own teacher. Looking outside yourself for a teacher is just another delusion."
Alan Watts
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"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."
Alan Watts
"Knowledge is a sacred thing that should be sought with dedication and respect."
Annie Besant
"The first step to reform is to understand the evil against which you are working."
Annie Besant
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"The mind is like the ocean; meditation allows you to dive from the surface waves to the depths of silence."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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"Knowledge without action is merely information; wisdom is knowledge applied with understanding."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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"Self-knowledge is the foundation upon which all other knowledge is built and understood."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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"The quantum observer creates reality through the act of observation."
Deepak Chopra
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"The mind creates what it focuses upon. Be mindful of your focus."
Deepak Chopra
"Knowledge without wisdom is like a sword in the hands of a child."
Paramahansa Yogananda
"Knowledge is remembering what you always knew."
Paramahansa Yogananda
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"Your sense of self is constructed from past memories and future projections."
Eckhart Tolle
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"The greatest discovery is that you are not your thoughts."
Eckhart Tolle
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"The question 'Who am I?' has the power to transform consciousness."
Eckhart Tolle
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"Knowledge without presence is mere accumulation of facts."
Eckhart Tolle
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"Ignorance is no excuse when it is ignorance of one's duty."
Helena Blavatsky
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"What we have to do is to strike at the root of evil which is ignorance."
Helena Blavatsky
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"The greatest of all knowledge is the knowledge of Self."
Helena Blavatsky
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"Knowledge is power only when applied."
Helena Blavatsky
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"Knowledge without experience is merely intellectual exercise."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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"The quality of questions determines the quality of answers."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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"Zen does not confute the intellect; it simply says the intellect is not the whole story."
Alan Watts
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"You cannot be enlightened about anything; enlightenment is seeing the light, not talking about it."
Alan Watts
"The greatest discoveries come from humble questioning of accepted truths."
Annie Besant
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."
Annie Besant
"Knowledge without compassion is merely cleverness."
Annie Besant
"Freedom of thought is prerequisite to freedom of action."
Annie Besant
"You must make superhuman efforts to understand the nature of the Infinite."
Paramahansa Yogananda
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is freedom."
Paramahansa Yogananda
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"The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet."
Rudolf Steiner