Quotes About Understanding

To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess.

All the best essays are epistemological journeys from ignorance or curiosity to knowledge.

The humanities don't belong to some elitist group... knowledge as a whole should be embraced.

When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge.

I do not believe...I know.

Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world.

Eternal vigilance is the price of knowledge.

Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.

There are times I think I am not sure of something which I absolutely know.

Information is acquired by being told, whereas knowledge can be acquired by thinking.

Philosophical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from concepts ; mathematical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from the construction of concepts.

Cognition modifies the knower so as to adapt him harmoniously to his acquired knowledge.

Knowledge is a sacred cow, and my problem will be how we can milk her while keeping clear of her horns.

That so few understand me is why I am treasured.

It is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be.

The evolution of knowledge is toward simplicity, not complexity.

Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision.

Knowledge does away with darkness, suspense, and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is . . . In knowledge there is power.

In brief, the function of knowledge is to make one experience freely available to other experiences.

We are anxious when there is a dissonance between our "knowledge" and the perceivable facts. Since our "knowledge" is not to be doubted or questioned, it is the facts that have to be altered.

Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it, and by embracing the gospel they cross over into living faith.

A great many people mistake opinions for thoughts.

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.

Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.