Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Self-knowledge is the key to all spiritual progress."Teresa of Avila
"To understand the divine, one must first understand oneself."Teresa of Avila
"To know God is to know yourself."Teresa of Avila
"The human mind is like a garden, which may be cultivated or left to run wild; but it will always produce growth of some kind."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The heart understands truths that the mind cannot yet articulate."Emanuel Swedenborg
"The knowledge of God cannot be attained by the reason alone."Ibn Arabi
"The eye sees only what the mind knows."Ibn Arabi
"Every name of God contains infinite knowledge."Ibn Arabi
"Man's greatest treasure is his inner knowledge."Ibn Arabi
"The light of truth dispels the darkness of ignorance."Ibn Arabi
"The greatest knowledge is knowing that we know nothing without God."John of the Cross
"True knowledge is the understanding that God is the source of all."John of the Cross
"The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"The intelligence of your life matches the intelligence of your Creator."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"The question asks nothing and answers nothing."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"Seeking is not accomplished by the feet."Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"The only sin is ignorance. The only virtue is knowledge."Hafiz
"The greatest teacher is experience, not books."Hafiz
"True knowledge begins when we understand our own ignorance."Teresa of Avila
"The more we understand individual things, the more we understand God."Spinoza
"In so far as the mind understands all things as necessary, it has a certain power of determining its feelings."Spinoza
"In understanding our own nature, we understand the nature of all existence."Spinoza
"In the infinite intellect of God, all things are known without succession of thoughts."Spinoza
"Imagination is the lowest form of knowledge; reason is higher; intuitive science is the highest."Spinoza
"Knowledge without practice is like a tree without fruit."Ibn Arabi
"Knowledge is power only when it is paired with wisdom."Ibn Arabi
"To know yourself is to begin knowing God."Ibn Arabi
"The seeker and the sought are ultimately one."Ibn Arabi
"The throne of knowledge rests upon the foundation of humility."Ibn Arabi
"The greatest knowledge is to know oneself beloved by God."Julian of Norwich