Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Most of the intelligence we possess comes from the past."Saul Bellow
"Intelligence is the ability to ask the right questions."Saul Bellow
"Ideas without facts are sterile; facts without ideas are useless."Saul Bellow
"Knowledge without wisdom is just accumulation of useless facts."Joseph Heller
"One should never underestimate the intelligence of one's audience."Norman Mailer
"Knowledge is not really power unless you know what to do with it."Norman Mailer
"I would say that the level of ignorance is very high."William S. Burroughs
"The more you know, the more complex the picture becomes."William S. Burroughs
"Language shapes consciousness."William S. Burroughs
"I am interested in the fact that the more you explain the less I understand."William S. Burroughs
"Consciousness is three times three"Allen Ginsberg
"Widen the area of consciousness"Allen Ginsberg
"Knowledge is power"Allen Ginsberg
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before."Kurt Vonnegut
"There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don't know yet."Kurt Vonnegut
"I want to penetrate the secret of things."Jack Kerouac
"The only real knowledge is knowing how little you know."Joseph Heller
"Knowledge without compassion is cruelty."Joseph Heller
"Real knowledge comes from your own direct experience."William S. Burroughs
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."William S. Burroughs
"Your real education begins after graduation."William S. Burroughs
"Knowledge without application is merely interesting conversation."Norman Mailer
"Knowledge multiplies when shared; unlike gold, it enriches the giver."Norman Mailer
"Beautiful thing about writing is you can make mistakes and learn from them"Allen Ginsberg
"The body knows truth the mind cannot fathom"Allen Ginsberg
"The more you know about the operation of your own mind, the more you can direct it."William S. Burroughs
"To understand a thing is to be able to control it."William S. Burroughs
"The mark of intelligence is the ability to hold two contradictory ideas simultaneously."William S. Burroughs
"The mind is a vast landscape waiting to be explored."William Carlos Williams
"Knowledge is power."William Carlos Williams