Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The education of women is essential to the progress of nations."
Sojourner Truth
B
"Knowledge is power."
Booker T. Washington
W
"Knowledge is power."
W.E.B. Du Bois
W
"To know so little about yourself is certainly a source of shame."
W.E.B. Du Bois
S
"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man."
Susan B. Anthony
S
"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man."
Susan B. Anthony
"We need more light about each other"
Malcolm X
"Study the science of life; study the science of everything"
Malcolm X
"The dictionary is like a watering hole"
Malcolm X
"Know yourself, know your history"
Malcolm X
R
"I have been no more influential than the first person who learned to make fire and passed the knowledge on."
Rosa Parks
F
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
Frederick Douglass
F
"Ignorance of the enemy is a sure way to defeat."
Frederick Douglass
R
"Strength comes from knowledge of who you are."
Rosa Parks
W
"Knowledge alone is not enough; we must apply it."
W.E.B. Du Bois
W
"I had sought in that great book to follow the paths of those who had gone before."
W.E.B. Du Bois
W
"Ignorance is the greatest enemy of progress."
W.E.B. Du Bois
S
"I declare women ought to be educated just as men are educated."
Susan B. Anthony
B
"The individual who uses his education to develop his power of thought rather than to impress the world is the one who is truly educated."
Booker T. Washington
B
"There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all."
Booker T. Washington
B
"An ounce of practical experience is worth more than a bushel of theoretical knowledge."
Booker T. Washington
"The only way you can solve it is through education."
Malcolm X
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
Malcolm X
"Preserve the knowledge that surrounds you, for it is precious."
Malcolm X
"Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world."
Thurgood Marshall
F
"Knowledge is the pathway from slavery to freedom."
Frederick Douglass
F
"Learning to read was like watching a new world open before my eyes."
Frederick Douglass
F
"I was transformed into a new being by the knowledge of my rights."
Frederick Douglass
R
"Knowledge gives you power, but character gives you respect."
Rosa Parks
W
"The capacity for knowledge does not prove its possession."
W.E.B. Du Bois