Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"True learning requires the humility to admit what we do not know."Camilo Castelo Branco
"O conhecimento sem ação é estéril."Ramalho Ortigão
"The most dangerous ignorance is the ignorance of our own ignorance."Saramago
"Memory is the treasury of the soul, holding all we have learned."Luís de Camões
"The pursuit of knowledge is an endless journey, not a destination."Torquato Tasso
"Knowledge alone without compassion becomes a tool of destruction."Torquato Tasso
"Knowledge without compassion is merely the accumulation of words."Almeida Garrett
"Knowledge is the ability to see connections others miss; wisdom is using them rightly."Almeida Garrett
"Man is condemned to understand more than he can bear."Eça de Queirós
"Knowledge without application is merely expensive ignorance."Eça de Queirós
"The pursuit of knowledge requires both humility and courage."Alexandre Herculano
"To know yourself is to possess the greatest knowledge of all."Alexandre Herculano
"The power of knowledge lies not in its possession, but in its application."Alexandre Herculano
"I know nothing and understand less."Fernando Pessoa
"True knowledge is knowing what we do not know."Fernando Pessoa
"Knowledge without compassion is merely tyranny disguised as wisdom."José María de Eça de Queirós
"Knowledge is the burden of understanding how little we know."José María de Eça de Queirós
"Knowledge is power."John Banville
"Knowledge without character is merely dangerous accumulation."Eça de Queirós
"Every person is a library of experiences and stories waiting to be discovered."Saramago
"The pursuit of knowledge is the only pursuit that never ends."Saramago
"Knowledge is the light that dispels the darkness of ignorance."Luís de Camões
"Knowledge without compassion becomes a weapon of oppression."Luís de Camões
"The intelligent person is one who can hold contradictory thoughts and still function."José María de Eça de Queirós
"To know yourself is to be yourself, without illusion."Fernando Pessoa
"The greatest invention of the mind is doubt."Fernando Pessoa
"Every person contains a library of all they have experienced."Fernando Pessoa
"O conhecimento sem aplicação é como uma semente que nunca floresce."Almeida Garrett
"O verdadeiro conhecimento nos humilha perante a vastidão do desconhecido."Almeida Garrett
"O conhecimento é como o alimento; quanto mais se compartilha, mais cresce."Almeida Garrett