Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Business success requires constant learning and adaptation."
William K. Vanderbilt
"Knowledge is power, and power is wealth."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"A man should always know the value of his assets."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"Learning is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Mark Hopkins
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"The mind expands when nourished by genuine curiosity."
Mark Hopkins
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"True knowledge begins with awareness of ignorance."
Mark Hopkins
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"Knowledge without practice is like a seed that never grows."
Mark Hopkins
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"Knowledge hoarded is wisdom wasted."
William Astor
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"In the pursuit of knowledge, humility is the first step."
William Astor
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"Universities should be places where young minds are freed to think"
Leland Stanford
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"Knowledge is the only currency that never loses its value"
Leland Stanford
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"A man should always be learning, always be growing"
Leland Stanford
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"I learned that the smallest details often determine the greatest outcomes."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The man who understands his customers understands success itself."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire in the mind."
John Jacob Astor
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"The mind that questions everything is the mind that discovers everything."
John Jacob Astor
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the only adventure that never grows stale."
John Jacob Astor
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"The greatest investment is always in the potential of human beings."
Stephen Girard
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the truest form of wealth."
Stephen Girard
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"A man who builds wealth must also build wisdom to manage it."
Stephen Girard
"The greatest investment one can make is in the improvement of oneself."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"The pursuit of knowledge is a pursuit that never ends."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"I believe that the mind grows through constant challenge."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"A wise man learns from the mistakes of others; a fool learns only from his own."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"A successful man is one who has forgotten more than most men will ever learn."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Man is not to blame for ignorance, but he is for willful neglect of knowledge."
Robert Owen
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"The universal diffusion of knowledge is the final remedy for the evils of the world."
Robert Owen
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"Ignorance is the mother of all superstition and vice."
Robert Owen
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"The perpetuation of vice comes from the perpetuation of ignorance."
Robert Owen
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"Superstition retards human progress."
Robert Owen