Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The most valuable inventory is not goods, but the skills of those who produce them."
Richard Arkwright
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"The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
James Cash Penney
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"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
James Cash Penney
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"A man who does not read has no advantage over a man who cannot read."
John Wanamaker
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"Knowledge grows when shared; wisdom grows when questioned."
John Wanamaker
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"Knowledge of your craft is the foundation of confidence."
Marshall Field
"The workshop teaches what no schoolroom can: the marriage of theory and practice."
Jedediah Strutt
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"The greatest investment you can make is in understanding your customer's heart."
Frank Woolworth
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"I learned more from my failures than from any lecture ever given."
Frank Woolworth
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"Knowledge without application is merely ornament for the mind."
George Stephenson
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"Knowledge grows in the workshop as much as in the library."
George Stephenson
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavours."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Knowledge of your customer is knowledge of your business."
John Wanamaker
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"The mind is like a garden; it can be cultivated or left to grow wild."
James Cash Penney
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"Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high."
Harvey Firestone
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"We must learn to walk before we can run, but running is our destiny."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The measure of intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"To know is not enough; we must apply."
Owen D. Young
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"The mind expands when challenged; it shrinks when confined."
Frank Woolworth
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"A mind without curiosity is like a store without customers."
Frank Woolworth
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"The pursuit of knowledge is eternal; stop learning and you stop living."
Marshall Field
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"Knowledge without application is merely accumulation."
Marshall Field
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"There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others have understood, the third understands neither for itself nor in appreciation of others."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The real secret of my success is that I never stop learning."
Walter Chrysler
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"A man who stops learning is a man who stops growing."
Walter Chrysler
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"The most valuable asset is a sharp mind."
Walter Chrysler
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"The best investment you can make is in your own knowledge."
Harvey Firestone
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"The pursuit of knowledge is never truly complete."
Harvey Firestone
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"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."
James Cash Penney
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"The man who never reads is not superior to the man who cannot read."
James Cash Penney