Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Memory is the treasury of the mind."Gérard de Nerval
"Knowledge without wisdom is a dangerous tool."Gérard de Nerval
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"The mind that stops learning has begun to die."Victor Leconte de Lisle
"Knowledge without compassion is merely information."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"Knowledge pursued without wisdom leads to arrogance, not enlightenment."Alexandre Dumas, fils
"The pleasure of suddenly understanding a previously misunderstood or an obscure biblical text is very great."Stendhal
"An intelligent heart is the first step toward wisdom."Stendhal
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."Stendhal
"The role of the thinker is to ask essential questions."George Sand
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."Théophile Gautier
"In the realm of ideas, all are equal; distinction comes only from execution."Guy de Maupassant
"To know oneself is to begin the journey to becoming oneself."Guy de Maupassant
"To understand others, one must first understand oneself."Ann Radcliffe
"The pursuit of knowledge is never wasted."Ann Radcliffe
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is liberation."Ann Radcliffe
"Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience."Mary Wollstonecraft
"The mind will ever be unstable that has only talents to rest on, without character."Mary Wollstonecraft
"The most respectable character, the most useful citizen, is produced when the capacity of the mind is strengthened by exercise."Mary Wollstonecraft
"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance."Henry Fielding
"Learning never exhausts the mind."Henry Fielding
"The mind is the greatest tool."Henry Fielding
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."George Sand
"Knowledge and understanding are life's faithful companions."Frances Burney
"The mind's greatest need is truth."Frances Burney
"Knowledge is power."Frances Burney
"Knowledge is power."Daniel Defoe
"A man may be said to attain a very competent knowledge of a language when he understands the words of it."Daniel Defoe
"There is a secret magic about numbers."Laurence Sterne
"To know oneself is the true beginning of wisdom."Laurence Sterne