Quotes About Knowledge

I need physics more than friends," he confessed to Frank in the autumn of 1929.

Science is deeply embedded in modern civilization—but the average citizen does not understand the scientific life or how scientific discoveries are made. Neither is it generally understood that scientific discovery is never a neat story. Writing about a life in science is thus by definition particularly onerous. The biographer in this case has to understand not only the life but also the science.

How can you do both? In physics we try to tell people in such a way that they understand something that nobody knew before. In the case of poetry, it's the exact opposite." Flattered, Robert just laughed.

Während sie die Stufen zur Bibliothek hinablief, konnte Furia die Geschichten schon riechen: den besten Geruch der Welt.

Was ist Magie anderes als eine Technik, die die meisten Menschen nicht verstehen - noch nicht, oder nicht mehr?

Nicht jeder, der ein Bücherregal hat, ist auch gleich ein Bibliomant.

Wie hoch muss man die wunderbare Macht der Bücher schätzen, da wir durch sie sowohl die Grenzen der Erde als auch der Zeit unterscheiden können. Wir betrachten in ihnen, wie in einem Spiegel der Ewigkeit, die Dinge, die sind, und die Dinge, die nicht sind.« Richard de Bury, Philobiblon, 1344

Die bibliomantischen Lesezeichen wurden nicht leichtfertig ausgehändigt, sie waren Eintrittskarten in eine Welt, die stolz darauf war, dem Großteil der Menschheit verschlossen zu bleiben.

Magie?" Arcimboldo zuckte die Achseln. "Manche mögen es so nennen. Ich nenne es Wissenschaft. Neben Mensch und Tier ist nur ein einziges anderes Ding auf der Welt in der Lage zu sehen. Schau in einen Spiegel, und er schaut zu dir zurück. Das ist die erste Lektion in meiner Werkstatt, Merle. Merk sie dir gut. Spiegel können sehen.

Reading," I said. "Books. It's pretty sexy. I like women who read." - Rip

Raising a daughter who is aware and knowledgeable of the world so that she can navigate through it with her eyes open, rather than closed, can be one of her best protection. Knowledge is power. - Raising A Strong Daughter: What Fathers Should Know by Finlay Gow JD and Kailin Gow MA

Wisdom does not always come with age. It comes from Experience. - Kailin Gow on Wisdom and Experience.

If being smart can improve the quality of lives, then choose to be and be smart." - Auntabelle, Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow

She's done so much, and seen so much, that it's like she's lived twice that long in terms of her experiences.", Loving Summer by Kailin Gow

Learn from those who have paved the way before you. - Kailin Gow on Wisdom

They say that the truth is important. That we should treasure it. But sometimes, I have to wonder if it would be better if I had never learned it.", Celestra Caine from FADE by Kailin Gow

A nation that reads more is a nation that can do more. - Kailin Gow

With the level of destruction there has been, things could go backwards so quickly if no one works to preserve what humanity has learned. One generation not learning is all it would take for the world to regress to the Stone Age.", FADE by Kailin Gow

the roots of education are sometimes bitter but fruits are always sweet.

One of the first requisites of a tea-master is the knowledge of how to sweep, clean, and wash, for there is an art in cleaning and dusting.

We see that it is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question, but to make us progressively aware of a mystery. God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder.

We do not have any genuine knowledge of those whom we hate.

To know a person is far more than to know facts about that person. To know a person is essentially to love him or her; there can be no true awareness of other persons without mutual love. We do not have any genuine knowledge of those whom we hate.

We went to school in a place without the sun,and believed this means we had no need of our shadows.