Quotes About Knowledge

I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.

A man is accepted into church for what he believes--and turned out for what he knows.

All schools, all colleges have two great functions to confer, and to conceal valuable knowledge. - Notebook, 1908

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence -- and then success is sure.

Get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you wish.

His ignorance covered the whole earth like a blanket, and there was hardly a hole in it anywhere.

Some people get an eduction without going to college the rest get it after they get out.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

Classic? - a book which people praise and don't read.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.

Respect for the truth is an acquired taste.

Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail.

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

Because that's what Hermione does,' said Ron, shrugging. 'When in doubt, go to the library.

Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.

There are truths of which I have an inkling, but of most I have only a pencilling

I don't read economic forecasts. I don't read the funny papers.

Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent.

When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it

The big advantage of a book is that it's very easy to rewind. Close it and you're right back at the beginning.

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.