Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Understanding others is not a theoretical problem to be solved, but a practical achievement we accomplish in daily life."Strawson, Peter Frederick
"The advancement of knowledge requires not just individual genius, but the cooperative effort of a community."Strawson, Peter Frederick
"Knowledge without wisdom is a dangerous possession."Moore, George Edward
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."Moore, George Edward
"The meaning of a word is its use in the language."Austin, John Langshaw
"We must look to the use of words to understand their meaning."Austin, John Langshaw
"Logic is the scaffold with which we build our understanding."Austin, John Langshaw
"Understanding a language means being able to do something with it."Austin, John Langshaw
"Words have no essence; their meaning is determined by use."Austin, John Langshaw
"Do not seek the meaning, seek the use."Austin, John Langshaw
"Every question we ask shapes the answers we receive."Austin, John Langshaw
"Names do not stand for objects in any simple or direct way."Austin, John Langshaw
"Every sentence has a sense that can be understood."Austin, John Langshaw
"How strange that the same word can mean so many different things."Austin, John Langshaw
"The limits of language establish the limits of what can be thought."Austin, John Langshaw
"There is no single essence of language; there are only language games."Austin, John Langshaw
"The logical space of possibilities is determined by the rules of our language game."Austin, John Langshaw
"The clarity we seek in philosophy comes from understanding, not from new facts."Austin, John Langshaw
"The meaning of a word is not its essence but its role in the system of language."Austin, John Langshaw
"The boundaries of language are the boundaries of my world and of philosophy itself."Austin, John Langshaw
"To understand what is said, we must understand the circumstances in which it is said."Austin, John Langshaw
"The essence of the thing is seen in the context of its use."Austin, John Langshaw
"True intelligence consists in not confusing the map with the territory."Weil, Simone
"Attention is a rare and precious faculty in modern life."Weil, Simone
"To think is to accept the possibility of error."Weil, Simone
"The pursuit of knowledge without virtue is dangerous."Weil, Simone
"In the pursuit of knowledge, we discover not answers but better questions."Moore, George Edward
"The only truly new ideas are old ideas reconsidered from new angles."Moore, George Edward
"Knowledge without relationship is merely information."Rosenzweig, Franz
"Knowledge is the bridge between self and world."Rosenzweig, Franz
