Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The interpretation of data is the starting point for understanding."
Umberto Eco
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"Communication is not just the transmission of information, but a process of meaning-making."
Umberto Eco
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"Knowledge is power, but only if applied."
Umberto Eco
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"Language shapes reality more than reality shapes language."
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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"The ability to observe clearly is the foundation of all knowledge."
Primo Levi
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"Knowledge without compassion becomes merely information."
Primo Levi
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"All the maps of the empire were of the same size and represented the entire empire without distortion."
Italo Calvino
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"Cities exist to be read like texts."
Italo Calvino
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"The city is an open book written in the language of architecture."
Italo Calvino
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"The map is not the territory, but a way of knowing it."
Italo Calvino
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"Every detail contains the whole."
Italo Calvino
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"The pursuit of knowledge is an admission that ignorance causes suffering."
Elsa Morante
"A man without self-knowledge is a man without truth"
Italo Svevo
"The pursuit of knowledge is the flight from reality"
Italo Svevo
"Knowledge breeds only more uncertainty"
Italo Svevo
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"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
Cesare Pavese
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"Knowledge is not a problem to be solved but a passion to be cultivated."
Cesare Pavese
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"The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing."
Cesare Pavese
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"Knowledge without wonder is mere accumulation."
Dino Buzzati
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"Knowledge that does not transform you is merely entertainment."
Dino Buzzati
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all endeavors."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Knowledge is power only when applied with wisdom."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"To read is to protest against the realities of the present moment"
Umberto Eco
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"Knowledge becomes wisdom only through experience"
Umberto Eco
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"Knowledge is the greatest treasure of humanity."
Giosue Carducci
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"Knowledge is the armor of the civilized mind."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Giovanni Verga
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"The greatest pleasure is discovering what you don't yet know."
Italo Calvino
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"The greatest wealth is a curious mind."
Italo Calvino
"The intellect that refuses to question itself is the intellect most prone to error."
Italo Svevo