Knowledge Quotes

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

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"I do not trust him who fasts, but I trust him who hungers for knowledge."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"A man dies when he stops learning."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the certainty of the ignorant."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Knowledge without love is like a lamp without oil."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Knowledge is the food of the rational mind."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"The greatest knowledge is to know oneself."
Jacob Böhme
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"To know truly is to be transformed by what you know."
Jacob Böhme
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"To transcend yourself, you must first understand yourself."
Jacob Böhme
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"All knowledge is ultimately self-knowledge."
Jacob Böhme
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"The fear of God is the beginning of all true understanding."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The mind that refuses to grow becomes a prison of its own making."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The pursuit of knowledge is noble only when guided by moral purpose."
Jonathan Edwards
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"True knowledge always produces humility; false knowledge produces arrogance."
Jonathan Edwards
"Knowledge without love is like a lamp without oil."
Charles Wesley
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"The man of knowledge must be able to love his enemies."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The ladder of knowledge is the ladder to heaven."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The more we know of God, the more active shall we be in his service."
John Wesley
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"I am a man of one book."
John Wesley
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"Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life is another."
William James
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"The human mind works by contrast."
William James
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"The word is the sign of knowledge."
William James
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"The key to understanding lies in patient observation of nature's patterns."
Jacob Böhme
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"To ask the right question is to begin answering it."
Jacob Böhme
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"To question is to honor the intelligence that the Creator bestowed."
Jacob Böhme
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"Memory is the foundation upon which all human knowledge and identity rests."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"The pursuit of knowledge should be guided by ethical principles and spiritual wisdom."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"The mind expands through exposure to ideas that challenge our existing beliefs."
Emanuel Swedenborg
"Knowledge of scripture without love in the heart is but hollow profession."
Charles Wesley
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"Inadequate ideas are the source of falsehood."
Spinoza
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"The more we understand particular things, the more we understand God."
Spinoza