Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Every principle discovered in chemistry illuminates a principle operating elsewhere."
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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"Those who understand the composition of matter understand the foundation of all existence."
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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"Numbers are the language through which nature speaks to those patient enough to listen."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"Constancy in measurement is the foundation of all reliable understanding."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"The volume of understanding expands with the pressure of curiosity."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"The scientist who cannot calculate is lost in the dark forest of speculation."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"What we assume without evidence is hope; what we prove is knowledge."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Understanding atomic structure opens doors to understanding human nature."
Gilbert Lewis
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"To master chemistry is to master the language of creation."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Understanding valence changed how humanity sees the structure of reality."
Gilbert Lewis
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"The universe reveals its secrets only to those who ask with genuine curiosity."
Gilbert Lewis
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"Understanding chemistry transforms one's perception of reality forever."
Gilbert Lewis
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"To understand valence is to understand the deepest principle of combination."
Gilbert Lewis
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"The proper study of mankind is to understand the workings of the natural world."
Robert Boyle
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"The universe speaks in the language of mathematics and observation."
Robert Boyle
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"Every effect has a cause, and every cause deserves investigation."
Robert Boyle
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"To understand one thing completely is to understand much."
Robert Boyle
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"In every answer, wise men find a dozen new questions."
Robert Boyle
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"The natural world is written in symbols we are learning to read."
Robert Boyle
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"In science, the questions we ask matter more than the answers we find."
Robert Boyle
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"The detailed study of small things reveals the structure of great things."
Robert Boyle
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"The natural world is a vast library; we are only beginning to read."
Robert Boyle
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"Constant attention by a careful observer can discover methods of force and shortcomings in materials."
Michael Faraday
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"The greatest discoveries often come from the simplest observations."
Michael Faraday
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"Every discovery opens a thousand new questions."
Michael Faraday
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"In the pursuit of knowledge, we must climb higher than those before us."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"In every gas, there is a story waiting to be told by those patient enough to read it."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"Every ascent into the upper atmosphere brings us closer to understanding our existence."
Joseph Gay-Lussac
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"The laws of physics are written in the language of mathematics."
Jacques Charles