Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Without intelligence, you can't have wisdom. You might have information, but not wisdom."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"The greatest discoveries come when we question what others accept without thought."
Sri Aurobindo
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"To know oneself is to begin the journey toward knowing the infinite."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"To know oneself is to know God."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"When you know yourself, you know all."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Self-knowledge is the highest knowledge."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"The moment of realization transcends all time and space."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"As the eye sees colors, the mind sees thoughts; both require light."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"In deep meditation, the distinction between knower and known dissolves."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"The true progress of humanity lies not in the accumulation of knowledge but in the evolution of consciousness."
Sri Aurobindo
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"The mind that is open to everything cannot be closed by anything."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"The moment you say 'I know', you have stopped learning."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"The mind that is full of knowledge has no room for wisdom."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"The great truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Books are a great help in the concentration of thought and increase of knowledge."
Swami Vivekananda
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"When you understand, you suffer less."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Understanding is the fruit of deep listening."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"The heart is where true knowledge begins."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Knowledge without conscience leads to destruction; we must cultivate both mind and heart."
Pope John Paul II
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"Knowledge must always be in service of truth and the dignity of the person."
Pope John Paul II
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"We live in an age of information, but much of it is false or misleading."
Billy Graham
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"Knowledge must come through experience. You cannot get wisdom just by reading books."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Knowledge that does not transform consciousness remains merely intellectual."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Consciousness itself is the ultimate reality from which all phenomena arise."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Knowledge becomes power only when integrated with love and compassion."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity. This is the secret of science."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"When you have real knowledge, you lose the ego of knowledge."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"True knowledge consists in knowing oneself."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"When knowledge becomes wisdom, it dissolves into silence."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa