Quotes About Knowledge

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

I want to perceive and understand the hidden powers and laws of things, in order to have them in my power.

To create the power of competence without creating a corresponding direction to guide the use of that power is bad education.

Learning power comprises both literacy and numeracy, and is ultimately more fundamental than either of them.

Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege.

One who scorns the power of intuition will never rise above the ranks of journeyman calculator.

I seemed to be upon the verge of comprehension, without the power to comprehend as men, at time, find themselves upon the brink of rememberance, without being able, in the end, to remember.

Power is the ability to afford not to learn.

I dread specialists in power because they are specialists speaking outside of their special subject.

The real basic power of an individual isn't what he or she knows; it's the ability to think and learn and face new challenges.

There is a reason it used to be a crime in the Confederate states to teach a slave to read: Literacy is power.

I definitely believe in the power of education. I believe the more people know, the more they are able to do what they can.

Ipsa scientia potestas est. (Knowledge itself is power.)

The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.

The Spirit is the first power we practically experience, but the last power we come to understand.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them.

Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.

The intellectual activity of those without power is always characterized as non-intellectual.

Knowledge gives power. In practice it is very simple. To control yourself, know yourself.

Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

An educated person is a person who has so developed the faculties of their mind that they can acquire anything they want

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.