Quotes About Knowledge

Al principio, aprendemos la verdad ínfima, la apreciamos en su justo valor, pero no debemos creer que esta es toda la verdad del universo

For in this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength. It would be at once his sheath and his armor, and his weapons to destroy us

Oh, Madam Mina, good women tell all their lives, and by day and by hour and by minute, such things that angels can read; and we men who wish to know have in us something of angels' eyes.

Remember my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker.

An unread book does nobody any good

Faith isn't knowledge, Rachel. Faith is a tool. Faith keeps us going until we get the knowledge. Faith keeps us striving until we reach the consequences of our most important decisions.

Most people worth knowing enjoy reading.

After all, as long as you know, why make when you can take?

So you're a librarian. His eyes shifted back and forth. I prefer loremaster.

Not a wall in the building lacked books. Books even occupied the space above doorways.

even misplaced faith can help us gain knowledge. We try to be smart about where we put our faith and we adjust as we learn more.

I am custodian of the knowledge hoarded here.

Any of the nearby volumes might hold information about hippopotamus portals or contain hints about how he might get home.

Faith isn't knowledge, Rachel. Faith is a tool. Faith keeps us going until we get the knowledge. Faith keeps us striving until we reach the consequences of our most important decisions.

Grandpa Garnier: Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Algunas veces es mejor no saber.

Acknowledging how little we know is, I think, at the core of mature faith. What we boast of as great faith may merely be a boatload of indoctrination and overconfidence.

Through study we welcome the light of God into our minds.

blissful as ignorance

Black holes don't just tell us about how black holes store information. Black holes inform us about information storage in any context.

The overarching lesson that has emerged from scientific inquiry over the last century is that human experience is often a misleading guide to the true nature of reality.

Solving problems, learning how the universe is put together-that's what had always captivated me.

I used to imagine that by studying the universe, by peeling it apart figuratively and literally, we would answer enough of the how questions to catch a glimpse of the answers to the whys.

Religion is not meant to explain the universe. It cannot replace scientific research.