Quotes About Knowledge

A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books.

Science without conscience is the soul's perdition.

the wise may be instructed by a fool

A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.

Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?

She didn't bother to understand it all; it was history --boring boring boring.

He talked to himself because there weren't many people as learned as he, and he liked to talk to learned people.

The goal of education is understanding; the goal of training is performance.

To be a child is to see things and not know them; then you know them.

Although the Internet could be making all of us smarter, it makes many of us stupider, because it's not just a magnet for the curious. It's a sinkhole for the gullible. It renders everyone an instant expert. You have a degree? Well, I did a Google search!

Intelligence is not a science.

And in that moment, I felt my own ignorance spread suddenly out behind me like a pair of wings, and every single thing I didn't know was a feather on those wings. I could feel them tugging at the air, restless to be airborne.

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

I suppose if you've always been wrapped in wool, you don't know it's wool.

A truth may be useful without being understood, indeed without being believed.

The "secret" to success has always been the same: education and hard work.

It is necessary to learn from others' mistakes. You will not live long enough to make them all yourself. ADMIRAL HYMAN G. RICKOVER

To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing the Darkness. It cannot be.

Education is no substitute for intelligence.

It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.

Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

Noi viviamo solo conoscendo qualche cosa del futuro; mentre i problemi della vita o almeno della condotta derivano dal fatto che noi ne conosciamo troppo poco.

there is no true understanding of any art without some knowledge of its philosophy. Only then does its meaning come clear.