Quotes About Knowledge

Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.

Don't be threatened by people smarter than you.

People would rather believe than know.

Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.

A little experience often upsets a lot of theory.

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

A great book should leave you with many experiences.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

He who knows himself is enlightened.

The two basic processes of education are knowing and valuing.

By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.

Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write.

Knowledge gained through experience is far superior and many times more useful than bookish knowledge.

The more you practice what you know, the more shall you know what to practice.

Education should turn out the pupil with something he knows well and something he can do well.

A man must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere.

It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.

You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?

Much we learn only to forget it again, to stand by the goal, we must traverse all the way to it

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.

Science belongs to no one country.