Quotes About Knowledge

The wise build their doctrines--theological and philosophical--upon a basis of probabilities, never upon the foundation of absolute certainty.

Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.

There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.

The flow of revelation depends on your faith. As you test gospel principles by believing without knowing, the Spirit will begin to teach you. Gradually your faith will be replaced with knowledge.

Our purpose is to produce students who have that rare and precious combination of a superb secular education, complemented by faith in the Lord, a knowledge of the doctrines He has revealed, and a testimony that they are true.

Don't worry about politics or people. You just please the Lord. He has little trouble with His servants' being too strong. Most of His difficulty is in getting them going. . . . Half the problems in the Church occur because the members don't know the gospel. [Remarks recorded September 7, 1977 by Henry B. Eyring, in I WILL LEAD YOU ALONG, 313]

Wilderness gave us knowledge. Wilderness made us human. We came from here. Perhaps that is why so many of us feel a strong bond to this land called Serengeti; it is the land of our youth.

There's always a learning curve, where you've got to learn what your subject is all about.

No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy.

Galen went so far as to assert that no one could be a good doctor unless they were also a philosopher, and he prided himself, with justification, on his own philosophical ability.

All the financial knowledge in the world will not benefit clients if they are unable or unwilling psychologically to act on that knowledge.

To be properly educated, one must reject contemporary pedagogical enthusiasms.

We value education, but we do not understand its history.

If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.

o ponto de vista vale oitenta pontos de QI" —

point of view is worth 80 IQ points"—a

I say "very little doubt" rather than "no doubt" because, of course, I can be fooled as easily as anyone. The stupidest men are the ones who think they can't be wrong. The stupidest men are the ones who are most sure. The stupidest men are the ones who don't know what they don't know.

Win grinned. "Her name is Mee." "I read the name tag." "As in, it's not just about you, Myron, it's about Mee. Or, I enjoy having carnal knowledge alone with Mee." I just looked at him.

secret revealed is a secret destroyed.

A friend of mine used to quote Sherlock Holmes a lot. I don't remember the exact words, but it warned that you shouldn't theorize before you have facts because then you twist facts to suit theories rather than the other way around. In short, we don't know enough.

Knowledge is bigger than debate," I

The simple Francis Bacon axiom, one we constantly stressed to our students, applied here: Knowledge is power. Benedict

The stupidest men are the ones who think they can't be wrong. The stupidest men are the ones who are most sure. The stupidest men are the ones who don't know what they don't know.

But how did you even know about it?" "Pardon?" "My daughter didn't say anything about calling the police. So how would you know . . . ?" She stopped. Her mind traveled down a few possible paths. All of them were pretty dark. "Mrs.