Knowledge Quotes

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

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"In the business of life, every transaction teaches a lesson."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"The accumulation of knowledge is the accumulation of power."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I have found that the most valuable commodity is reliable information."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Solomon Loeb
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"Knowledge without action is merely philosophy."
Otto Kahn
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"Enlightenment comes to those who seek knowledge relentlessly."
Otto Kahn
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing when to use it."
Otto Kahn
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"Mind is the capital that grows with use."
Otto Kahn
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Knowledge without application is merely collection; wisdom requires both."
August Belmont Jr.
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the only pursuit that cannot be exhausted."
August Belmont Jr.
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"Knowledge without the willingness to question is merely the accumulation of answers to someone else's questions."
Abraham Kuhn
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"The accumulation of wealth without wisdom is merely the gathering of chains."
Jacob Schiff
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"A mind that ceases to grow ceases to live."
Jacob Schiff
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"In the pursuit of truth, one must be willing to question everything."
Jacob Schiff
"A man who does not read is a prisoner of his own time."
Solomon Loeb
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"To know is to grow."
Philip Morris
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"The mind is like a garden; it must be cultivated to flourish."
Otto Kahn
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"Knowledge without action is merely philosophy."
Otto Kahn
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"To understand the present, one must study the past with unwavering dedication."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The most dangerous ignorance is the ignorance of one's own ignorance."
August Belmont Sr.
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"Knowledge without compassion is merely information."
Philip Morris
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"A life without curiosity is merely existence masquerading as living."
Julius Rosenthal
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"In the garden of knowledge, every question is a seed."
Julius Rosenthal
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"In the pursuit of knowledge, prejudice is the greatest obstacle."
Jacob Schiff
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"Knowledge without application remains merely intellectual."
Jacob Schiff
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"The pursuit of knowledge without wisdom becomes mere accumulation."
Jacob Schiff
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"Those who question everything learn more than those who accept readily."
Jacob Schiff
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"Knowledge without application is merely elegant ignorance."
Abraham Kuhn
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"Knowledge compounds with time; invest in learning early and often."
Abraham Kuhn