Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The mind is the greatest asset."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"Knowledge is the light that dispels darkness."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"Knowledge of distant lands and foreign tongues opens doors that gold alone cannot unlock."
Jacob Fugger
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"I learned early that the person who controls information controls the game."
William Rockefeller
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the only pursuit that never exhausts its rewards."
William Rockefeller
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"The love of learning is the love of life itself."
William Rockefeller
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"The appetite for success must be matched by an appetite for learning."
Edward Harriman
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"The mind that refuses to learn becomes a prison of its own making."
Edward Harriman
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"The greatest investment you can make is in your own continuous improvement."
Edward Harriman
"I built my fortune on understanding what people want before they know it themselves."
Charles Yerkes
"The man who controls information controls outcomes."
Charles Yerkes
"The man who understands human nature understands everything."
Charles Yerkes
"The masses mistake activity for progress; the wise know the difference."
Charles Yerkes
"I have built empires by understanding that most men are predictable."
Charles Yerkes
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"To understand the laws of nature and use them wisely is the beginning of all power."
Cosimo Medici
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"Knowledge without wisdom is like a sword without a hilt."
James Hill
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"Knowledge is power only when it becomes wisdom."
James Hill
"The acquisition of knowledge does not mean you are growing in wisdom. One must digest what one learns."
Lorenzo de Medici
"In the marketplace of ideas, the poorest man may possess the greatest wealth."
Lorenzo de Medici
"The preservation of knowledge is the preservation of humanity itself."
Lorenzo de Medici
"The most dangerous person is not the evil one, but the ignorant one convinced of righteousness."
Lorenzo de Medici
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"The accumulation of knowledge is the foundation of all accumulation."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"A life spent accumulating without understanding is a life spent in poverty."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"To influence an industry, you must first understand every part of it intimately."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"To master any domain, you must first become a student of it."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The banker's art is to know what others do not yet know."
Jacob Fugger
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"The greatest secret is knowing which secrets to keep and which to share."
Jacob Fugger
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"To monopolize knowledge is to monopolize power."
Jacob Fugger
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"Knowledge is the currency of the future; invest in learning always."
Edward Harriman
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"The mind is the greatest tool a man possesses; sharpen it daily."
Edward Harriman