Knowledge Quotes

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

31147 quotes

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."
Lorenzo de Medici
J
"To understand the world, begin by understanding clay."
Josiah Wedgwood
C
"Knowledge without application is mere vanity."
Cosimo Medici
A
"My apprentices learned that shortcuts lead to mediocrity."
Antonio Stradivari
A
"In every curve lies the accumulated knowledge of decades."
Antonio Stradivari
"I built my fortune on understanding human nature."
Charles Yerkes
"I have learned that knowledge is the ultimate power."
Charles Yerkes
"Knowledge is the inheritance we give to future generations; guard it jealously."
Lorenzo de Medici
G
"Knowledge without application is beautiful furniture in an empty house."
Giovanni Medici
J
"Knowledge of distant lands is worth more than gold buried beneath them."
Jacob Fugger
J
"A learned man in poverty is richer than a fool in abundance."
Jacob Fugger
"The purpose of all knowledge should be the betterment of mankind."
Lorenzo de Medici
E
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Edward Harriman
E
"You learn more from failure than from success."
Edward Harriman
W
"The secret of business is knowing something that nobody else knows."
William Rockefeller
W
"Knowledge is power, but only if it is applied."
William Rockefeller
C
"The pursuit of knowledge is never a waste of time or resources."
Cosimo Medici
C
"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest human endeavor."
Cosimo Medici
J
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
James Hill
J
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
James Hill
"The railroads taught me that systems can be bent to one's will."
Charles Yerkes
"The secret of success is knowing more than your competition."
Charles Yerkes
G
"The mind is a garden; neglect it and weeds will flourish."
Giovanni Medici
G
"The love of learning is the love of truth, and truth is the foundation of all wisdom."
Giovanni Medici
"The merchant of wisdom never runs out of inventory."
Lorenzo de Medici
J
"Knowledge without compassion is merely the accumulation of facts."
James Hill
C
"Knowledge is the only treasure that grows when shared."
Cosimo Medici
C
"Knowledge without application is knowledge wasted."
Cosimo Medici
C
"Knowledge is power only when applied."
Cosimo Medici
T
"Knowledge is power only if it is applied."
Thomas Fortune Ryan