Knowledge Quotes

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

31147 quotes

"The eye of the soul can only see and hear when the mind is at rest."
Meister Eckhart
"The greatest knowledge is to know what we do not know."
Meister Eckhart
"In the darkness of not knowing, light begins to dawn."
Meister Eckhart
"Words are the shadow of knowledge."
Meister Eckhart
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"Knowledge without love is mere accumulation of facts."
Pope John Paul II
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"To know God truly is to be transformed into His likeness."
John of the Cross
J
"The deepest knowledge comes to those willing to stand in profound unknowing."
John of the Cross
J
"To know oneself truly is to recognize one's utter dependence on the divine."
John of the Cross
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"The infinite ocean of truth revealed to those who look within."
Hafiz
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"The elderly are living libraries of wisdom."
Pope Francis
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"Knowledge without love becomes cold and distant."
Pope Francis
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"The enemy is a good teacher."
Dalai Lama (14th)
D
"The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"We are slaves to what we don't understand."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"The moment you think you know, you stop learning."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"Knowledge is power only when it is applied."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Understanding leads to love. Ignorance leads to hatred."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous; wisdom without knowledge is ineffective."
Pope John Paul II
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"The Christian's greatest need is to know the Word of God."
Billy Graham
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"Knowledge without wisdom is empty."
Sri Aurobindo
S
"Knowledge pursued with love becomes wisdom."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Knowledge without conscience creates monsters."
Pope Francis
P
"The elderly are a treasure of wisdom for society."
Pope John Paul II
P
"Knowledge pursued without love becomes vanity."
Pope John Paul II
J
"The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"To understand oneself is the beginning of wisdom."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"The mind that is always learning is the mind that is always alive."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
J
"Knowledge accumulated is not wisdom lived."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace."
Dalai Lama (14th)