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Quotes About Knowledge

And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.
~ Norton Juster
Words and numbers are of equal value, for, in the cloak of knowledge, one is warp and the other woof. It is no more important to count the sands than it is to name the stars. Therefore, let both kingdoms live in peace.
~ Norton Juster
Ali to je samo velika olovka, usprotivio se Uholaž i u nju kucnuo štapom za šetnju. To je istina, suglasio se Matemagi?ar, ali kad se jednom nau?iš njome služiti, onda nema kraja onom što možeš u?initi.
~ Norton Juster
I'm the official Senses Taker, and I must have some information before I can take your senses
~ Norton Juster
here is your own magic staff. Use it well and there is nothing it cannot do for you." He placed in Milo's breast pocket a small gleaming pencil which, except for the size, was much like his own. Then, with a last word of encouragement, he and the Dodecahedron (who was simultaneously sobbing, frowning, pining, and sighing from four of his saddest faces) made their farewells and watched as the three tiny figures disappeared into the forbidding Mountains of Ignorance.
~ Norton Juster
And you are almost never right about anything,' he said, pointing at the Humbug. 'and, when you are, it's usually an accident.
~ Norton Juster
Kad god se nasmiješiš, radost se oko tebe širi poput kolobara u bari, i kad god si tužan, nitko nigdje ne može biti stvarno sretan. A isto ti je tako i sa znanjem, jer kad god nau?iš nešto novo, ?itav svijet postaje mnogo bogatiji.
~ Norton Juster
today people use as many words as they can and think themselves very wise for doing so, For always remember that while it is wrong to use too few, it is often far worse to use too many.
~ Norton Juster
My goodness," thought Milo, "everybody is so terribly sensitive about the things they know best.
~ Norton Juster
I)t's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what you do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.
~ Norton Juster
I)t's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what you do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.... what you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.
~ Norton Juster
In this box are all the words I know,' he said. 'Most of them you will never need, some you will use constantly, but with them you may ask all the questions which have never been answered and answer all the questions which have never been asked. All the great books of the past and all the ones yet to come are made from these words. With them, there is no obstacle you cannot overcome. All you must learn to do is use them well and in the right places.
~ Norton Juster
Words and numbers are of equal value, for, in the cloak of knowledge, one is warp and the other woof.
~ Norton Juster
It's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.
~ Norton Juster
it's not just learning things that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.
~ Norton Juster
The dumbing down of America is proceeding apace.
~ Norton Juster
Well, almost nothing, or depending on your generosity of spirit, hardly anything, for he could hitch an ox and plough a furrow straight or thatch a roof or hone his scythe until the edge was bright and sharp or tell by a sniff of the breeze what the day would bring or with a glance when a grape was sweet and ready.
~ Norton Juster
Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?
~ Nyogen Senzaki
No pretendía ser un sabio, pero había bebido hasta emborracharse en el manantial de la sabiduría.
~ O. Henry
Reading is important. If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you
~ Obama
A história é um conhecimento que se situa entre a ciência propriamente dita e a poesia. O saber histórico não é quantitativo, nem o historiador pode descobrir leis históricas. O historiador descreve como o cientista e tem visões como o poeta. (...) A história nos dá uma compreensão do passado e, por vezes, do presente. Mais do que um saber, é uma sabedoria.
~ Octavio Paz
Su curiosidad no es la del hombre de ciencia, sino la del hombre culto que aspira a integrar en una visión coherente todas las particularidades del conocimiento. Presentía oculto engarce entre todas las verdades.
~ Octavio Paz
Los amantes...conocen una realidad oculta. Se trata de un conocimiento no intelectual: el que contempla y conoce no es el ojo del intelecto,... sino el del corazón.
~ Octavio Paz
There can be no real establishment apart from growth in spiritual knowledge. Oh seek to be rooted and grounded in the faith! Do not be always a babe in knowledge, a mere dwarf in understanding, but go forward in the use of all God's ordained means of faith, until you come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
~ Octavius Winslow