Knowledge Quotes

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

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"A gentleman's education is never truly complete."
August Belmont Jr.
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"The mind that questions is the mind that grows."
August Belmont Jr.
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"Knowledge without application is merely decoration for the mind."
Philip Morris
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"Knowledge without action is like a beautiful painting that no one ever sees."
Otto Kahn
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."
Otto Kahn
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all pursuits."
Solomon Loeb
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"A cultivated mind is the finest investment a man can make."
August Belmont Sr.
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"The wealth of nations is measured not in gold, but in the wisdom of its people."
Julius Rosenthal
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"The mind is a garden; what we plant grows whether we tend it or not."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Knowledge without application is just expensive trivia."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Knowledge without wisdom is a lamp without oil."
Abraham Kuhn
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"The mind is a garden; tend it carefully."
Abraham Kuhn
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"One should never stop learning and growing."
James B. Duke
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest endeavor."
James B. Duke
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"The true sign of intelligence is the ability to learn and adapt."
James B. Duke
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"Those who control information control destiny; those who control capital merely control today."
Jacob Schiff
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"To fail is to learn; to repeat failure is to refuse education."
Jacob Schiff
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"The mind that closes itself to new ideas closes itself to growth."
Jacob Schiff
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"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing."
George M. Pullman
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"Knowledge is power."
George M. Pullman
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"The greatest skill is knowing what you don't know."
George M. Pullman
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"To understand another's perspective is to expand the boundaries of your own mind."
Philip Morris
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"Knowledge without wisdom is like a ship without a rudder."
Philip Morris
"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."
Solomon Loeb
"Every question contains within it the path to its own answer."
Solomon Loeb
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"The best way to understand something is to try to explain it to someone else."
William H. McCallum
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"Knowledge is power."
William H. McCallum
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"Knowledge gained is knowledge never lost."
William H. McCallum
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"Knowledge without application is useless."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Knowledge is power only when applied."
Hugo Münsterberg