Quotes About Knowledge

A great truth wants to be criticized not idolized

I say, sir, that you can never make an intelligent judgment without evidence.

Since the initial publication of the chart of the electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one-millionth of reality.

There are truths that are not for all men nor for all times.

Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.

We never stop to consider that our beliefs are only a relative truth that's always going to be distorted by all the knowledge we have stored in our memory.

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters.

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.

There is no better adviser than a good book.

There is a world of difference between being clever and being right.

I rather be a stupid person wanting clarification and answers, in order to be wiser, than be a stupid person that blindly believes the lies they are told, without question.

Awareness about lack of knowledge is the most useful knowledge.

Some simple truths are so clear to a dazzling degree that to realize them you need to think over and live for a long time

I am persuaded that our intellects at twenty contain all the truths we shall ever find

When you grow up to be an author and write books, you'll think you're making the books up, but they'll all really be true, somewhere.

Don't listen to the ramblings of fools, " he said, smiling grimly. "When it comes down to it, if they knew the truth, no one would want to live on this earth forever.

You're telling me that CERN dugout millions of tons of earth just to smash tiny particles?"Kohler shrugged. "Sometimes to find truth, one must move mountains.

While your beliefs may change over time, the truth will not

There are times when the truth can only show you an illusion.

Teaching is the best way to learn.

He who knows more is more responsible.

Diversity is wisdom.

I am curious. I like to know the beauty of truth.