If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?
I just don’t want to stop finding things interesting. I don’t want to ever stop learning. I want to be a weird encyclopedia of bizarre knowledge.
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
Since we can’t know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned.
To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country, to enrich those dialects with terms of science borrowed from the Western nomenclature, and to render them by degrees fit vehicles for conveying knowledge to the great mass of the population.
Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
The planet’s hope and salvation lies in the adoption of revolutionary new knowledge being revealed at the frontiers of science.
The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian.
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature.
It’s disappointing to see how football, the world’s No. 1 sport, is not No. 1 when it comes to development. It seems to me that a wealth of practical football knowledge is being squandered.
You should not ask questions without knowledge.
I think my dyslexia was a vital part of my development because my inability to read and write meant that I had to find knowledge elsewhere so I looked to the cinema.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dangers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid hazards.
In 20 or 30 years, you’ll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in the whole city, or even the whole world.
Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.
A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.
Knowledge should be a public good, and I want my ideas to have as much exposure as possible.
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
The driving force of any profession includes not only the special knowledge, skills and standards that it demands, but the duty to serve responsibly, selflessly and wisely, and to establish an inherently ethical relationship between professionals and society.
It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.
Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz – a true rhapsody in blue – are hunted to the edge of silence.
Because I’ve spent most of my life with such a beautiful, talented, challenging female, I feel I’ve gained – and am still gaining – a great deal of knowledge about the feminine mystique and about personal relationships – knowledge which is so important to a writer.
The silencing of the rainforests is a double deforestation, not only of trees but a deforestation of the mind’s music, medicine and knowledge.
A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.
Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds.
Chess is not only knowledge and logic.
It may, however, be said that the level of experience to which concepts are inapplicable cannot yield any knowledge of a universal character, for concepts alone are capable of being socialized.
I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth.
True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.
We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South.
It’s hard to decide how to match words to music. It’s not like it’s twice the work. It’s always difficult for me to explain to the composer what I’m looking for. I’m not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.
The reason I do television is because we all have to work and earn a living, as I have four children. It’s also a platform for me to share my knowledge and inspire the young.
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
I’m really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge.
Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities.
I don’t read music. I’ve never had a lesson. I don’t know anything about music other than what my inner knowledge is.
The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.
In conclusion, knowledge is a precious gift that empowers us to explore, understand, and navigate the world with clarity and purpose. It fuels our curiosity, broadens our perspectives, and enables personal and societal growth. As we embark on our quest for knowledge, let us heed the words of wisdom shared by great minds throughout history. May these quotes serve as reminders of the transformative power of knowledge, inspiring us to seek understanding, embrace curiosity, and embark on a lifelong journey of intellectual growth.
