Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Those things for which we find words are things we have already overcome."Zhuangzi
"To know that you do not know is the best. To think you know when you do not is a disease."Zhuangzi
"The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark."Seneca
"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."Laozi
"To understand the immeasurable, use the immeasurable."Laozi
"The path to wisdom passes through experience."Laozi
"The doorway to wisdom is admitting that you don't know."Epictetus
"The highest knowledge is understanding what is beyond your control."Epictetus
"The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth."Mencius
"The most intelligent man sees the connection between all things."Mencius
"It is no shame to learn from others"Thales of Miletus
"Even the smallest thing can teach us the greatest lessons"Thales of Miletus
"There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance"Thales of Miletus
"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change"Thales of Miletus
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch"Thales of Miletus
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."Confucius
"To know what you know and what you do not know, is true knowledge."Confucius
"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star."Confucius
"I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I love antiquity and am diligent in seeking it."Confucius
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it."Confucius
"Perfect understanding eliminates the need for words."Zhuangzi
"Knowledge is a liability if it prevents understanding."Zhuangzi
"Words are the shadows of knowledge."Zhuangzi
"Understand that every judgment you form is an opinion, subject to change."Marcus Aurelius
"Prudence is more valuable than philosophy itself."Epicureanism Epicurus
"An empty belly is not conducive to philosophy, nor is a hungry mind conducive to happiness."Epicureanism Epicurus
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."Laozi
"To know yourself is to know the universe."Laozi
"The wise know that knowing is the beginning of understanding that one knows nothing."Laozi
"The truly wise person is one who recognizes the limits of their own knowledge."Thales of Miletus