Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"To understand atoms is to stand at the threshold of mystery."Jöns Jacob Berzelius
"The pursuit of knowledge must be accompanied by the pursuit of virtue."Hans Christian Ørsted
"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size."Hans Christian Ørsted
"Knowledge of the atomic structure is fundamental to all natural philosophy."Amedeo Avogadro
"Understanding atoms is understanding the foundation of all things."Amedeo Avogadro
"Each discovery opens doors to new questions."Amedeo Avogadro
"To understand one thing deeply is to understand many things."Amedeo Avogadro
"To measure is to understand."Amedeo Avogadro
"The foundation of all knowledge is careful observation."Amedeo Avogadro
"To understand atoms is to understand existence itself."Amedeo Avogadro
"Knowledge is the foundation upon which all progress rests."Amedeo Avogadro
"Every question answered reveals ten new questions."Amedeo Avogadro
"Knowledge without application is merely information."Jacques Charles
"Knowledge grows when shared generously with others."Jacques Charles
"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."Bertrand Russell
"The purpose of an open mind, like an open mouth, is to close it on something solid."Bertrand Russell
"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."Bertrand Russell
"The source of all knowledge is observation, but observation without thought is useless."Bertrand Russell
"A little learning is not a dangerous thing if we know it is a little."Bertrand Russell
"The expansion of gases teaches us about the nature of all things."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"The laboratory is where ideas transform into understanding."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"A single observation can overturn a thousand assumptions."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"The expansion of knowledge has no limit, like the expansion of gases."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"The pursuit of one truth inevitably leads to the discovery of another."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"To measure change is to capture the essence of the universe."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"To understand one phenomenon deeply is to understand many phenomena."Joseph Gay-Lussac
"I have had the good fortune to become acquainted with many eminent men, and have been enabled to witness the truth of the maxim that 'knowledge is power.'"Robert Boyle
"True knowledge consists in knowing things, not words."Robert Boyle
"The greatest weakness of man is his ignorance."Robert Boyle
"The man who is content with his ignorance is the poorest of all men."Robert Boyle