Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The highest and best use of intelligence is to perceive that we do not truly know."
John Stuart Mill
"What seems to be wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to investigate, which is the exact opposite."
John Stuart Mill
"Knowledge and understanding are not the same thing; one may possess knowledge without understanding."
John Stuart Mill
J
"Knowledge is power, and power is happiness."
Jeremy Bentham
J
"Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not excused."
Jeremy Bentham
J
"The more you know, the more you realize how little you know."
Jeremy Bentham
J
"The human mind is capable of understanding almost anything if given sufficient time."
Jeremy Bentham
Q
"Memory is a very great power."
Queen Victoria
Q
"Knowledge is power."
Queen Victoria
Q
"Knowledge expands human potential."
Queen Victoria
Q
"Knowledge combats ignorance."
Queen Victoria
P
"There is a wide chasm between theory and practice."
Prince Metternich
P
"The goal of all knowledge is self-knowledge."
Prince Metternich
P
"Knowledge is power, but only if it is put to use."
Prince Metternich
Q
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."
Queen Victoria
L
"The minute you read something that you can't un-read, you've crossed a line."
Lord Palmerston
W
"The love of knowledge is the passion of my life."
William Gladstone
W
"The greatest evil in the world is ignorance and the greatest good is knowledge."
William Gladstone
P
"True knowledge lies in understanding what is necessary to accept."
Prince Metternich
P
"To understand the present, one must study the past."
Prince Metternich
P
"The wisdom of ages teaches us what our own experience cannot."
Prince Metternich
E
"Books are a guide in youth and an entertainment for age."
Edmund Burke
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
Wilhelm II
"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."
Wilhelm II
B
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge."
Benjamin Disraeli
B
"The pursuit of knowledge is the heart of all intellectual development."
Benjamin Disraeli
B
"The first magic of power is the magic of knowledge."
Benjamin Disraeli
Q
"The important thing is not to cease questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing."
Queen Victoria
Q
"I find that the more one knows about history, the better one understands present events."
Queen Victoria
Q
"Knowledge without wisdom is like a ship without a rudder."
Queen Victoria