Knowledge Quotes

"Understanding follows necessarily from the existence of a thing that is understood."

"The greatest good is to understand things by the third kind of knowledge."

"Ignorance is not innocence; it is a condition of diminished being."

"The highest form of knowledge reveals the necessity in all things."

"Knowledge is the key to breaking the chains of ignorance."

"The progress of society depends on enlightened citizens."

"Learning is the process of becoming more fully human."

"The wise man does not give the right answer, he possesses the art of discovering it."

"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence."

"We must renounce the theory that the perception of truth is a distinct talent."

"All human knowledge begins with wonder."

"All our knowledge degenerates into probability."

"Reason and experience are the only sources of true understanding."

"All probability resolves itself into experience."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest human endeavor."

"The mind is, as it were, a blank slate upon which experience writes."

"Knowledge is power, but only when applied with wisdom."

"True knowledge consists in knowing the measure of our understanding."

"It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean."

"The mind, in its natural state, is a blank tablet waiting to be written upon."

"Knowledge of our ignorance is the first step toward true learning."

"Knowledge is power, but only when shared with others."

"Knowledge of our shared humanity dissolves artificial divisions."

"An educated mind is a free mind, no matter the circumstances."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom itself."

"A man of virtue and knowledge is a real honor to the nation."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."

"Education is the most powerful weapon against ignorance and oppression."

"A mind that questions is a mind that grows."

"To seek knowledge is to seek the keys to freedom."