Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Ignorance of self must precede the knowledge of God."
Meister Eckhart
"To know oneself is to know God."
Meister Eckhart
"The highest knowledge is self-knowledge."
Meister Eckhart
J
"True knowledge of God comes through experiential encounter, not intellectual study alone."
John of the Cross
J
"All knowledge apart from the knowledge of God is elaborate ignorance."
John of the Cross
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"The Lord is in all people, but all people are not in the Lord. That is the difference."
Hafiz
H
"The greatest knowledge is knowing the sweetness of this moment."
Hafiz
R
"The mind is like a candle flame, flickering in the wind. Pay attention to what fuels it."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
R
"The presence of knowledge does not prove that love is also there."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
"The greatest deception is to think that one knows something."
Meister Eckhart
"True knowledge begins with wonder and questioning."
Meister Eckhart
"To know yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Meister Eckhart
"Knowledge without love is merely accumulation."
Meister Eckhart
J
"All the knowledge we need is the knowledge that we are loved."
Julian of Norwich
J
"God's wisdom surpasses all earthly knowledge and understanding."
Julian of Norwich
S
"He who has a true idea simultaneously knows that he has a true idea, and cannot doubt of the truth of the thing perceived."
Spinoza
S
"To understand is to see the necessity in all things."
Spinoza
S
"To understand God is to understand that all things follow with necessity."
Spinoza
S
"The mind grows eternal as it grasps the eternal nature of things."
Spinoza
J
"Knowledge without love is like a lamp without oil."
John of the Cross
J
"The divine light illuminates the darkness of ignorance."
John of the Cross
"Knowing oneself is the foundation of all knowledge."
Meister Eckhart
"All knowledge is self-knowledge in the end."
Meister Eckhart
P
"Knowledge is power only when used for good."
Pope Francis
R
"You think because you understand one, you must understand all others, but you take your understanding of one as the prototype of all."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
R
"You have within you all the knowledge you need. The trick is listening to it."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
J
"We ought to seek to know God, and this knowledge brings perfect peace."
Julian of Norwich
J
"All our knowledge and learning are worthless without the knowledge of God."
Julian of Norwich
P
"Knowledge without conscience leads humanity into darkness."
Pope Francis
"Knowledge is not found in books alone, but in the silence of the heart."
Meister Eckhart