Quotes About Knowledge

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.

Truth is so obscure in these times and falsehood so established that unless one loves the truth, he cannot know it.

We know truth, not only by reason, but also by the heart.

Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

Il n'est pas certain que tout soit incertain. (Translation: It is not certain that everything is uncertain.)

It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the truth.

This is for all you kids out there watching TV, when you should go open a book. Haha.

To know how to avoid the cliche, to know what tradition you are pushing forward, begins with knowing what that tradition is.

Wisdom is sold in the desolate market where none come to buy, And in the withered fields where the farmer ploughs for bread in vain.

Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more.

Angels are happier than men and devils, because they are not always prying after good and evil in one another, and eating the tree of knowledge for Satan's gratification.

The Foundation of Empire is Art & Science Remove them or Degrade them & the Empire is No More.

Dash had explained that owls symbolize knowledge and wisdom

If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.

Every coach, every executive, every leader: They all know right from wrong. Even those Enron guys. When someone uncovers a scandal in their company, I don't think they can say, "I didn't know that was going on." They're just saying they're too dumb to do their job! And if they really are too dumb, then why are they getting paid millions of dollars to do it? They know what's going on.

good judgment comes only from experience, and experience comes only from bad judgment.

It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits, and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.

Although the masters make the rules for the wise men and the fools, I've got nothing, Ma,

A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

Risk is essential to an enterprise. If we had full knowledge of the future there would be no risk.

The basis of intimidation as I practiced it was mystery. I wanted the hitter to know nothing about me.

We need to make a greater investment in human intelligence.

No, the one thing all IT people do have in common is this: They think they know better than the boss.