Quotes About Knowledge

Unhappily, moreover, on such occasions, a multitude of painful discoveries about my own sex were forced upon me; and, in truth, I was then wiser, as a girl of sixteen, than I now am, now that I scarcely understand myself. Why are we so wise when young,—so wise, and ever growing less so?

You need just what you do not know, and what you really know is worthless.

Schämt euch, ihr Nüchternen! Schämt euch, ihr Weisen!

Einer neuen Wahrheit ist nichts schädlicher, als ein alter Irrtum.

MEFISTÓFELES No, serás tú el que la gane. En esta ocasión serás tú el general en jefe. FAUSTO Esto sería un auténtico timbre de gloria para mí: dar órdenes sobre algo de lo que no entiendo.

Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error.

Ba?kalar?n?n da benim kadar az bildi?i konulardan söz etmeyi sevmem.

E?itim göre göre bizler birer hiç olmu?uz.

Sevgili dostum, dikkat nedir ki? Tehlike sonu gelmez bir konudur, ö?renmekle bitmez!

The highest achievement of the human being as a thinking being is to have probed what is knowable and quietly to revere what is unknowable.

mi corazón, este corazón, única cosa de que estoy orgulloso, única fuente de toda fuerza, de toda felicidad y de todo infortunio. ¡Ah! Lo que yo sé, cualquiera lo puede saber; pero mi corazón lo tengo yo solo.

In contemplation as in action, we must distinguish between what may be attained and what is unattainable. Without this, little can be achieved, either in life or in knowledge.

please practice moderation. Your mind, your knowledge, your talents offer you resources to happiness! Be a man, and conquer this tragic devotion from a creature who can do nothing but pity you.

Wisdom lies only in truth.

Habe nun, ach! Philosophie, Juristerei und Medizin, Und leider auch Theologie Durchaus studiert, mit heißem Bemühn. Da steh ich nun, ich armer Tor! Und bin so klug als wie zuvor;

Ah!, lo que yo sé puede saberlo cualquiera -mi corazón no es más que mío.

confined as he may be, he none the less still preserves in his heart the sweet sensation of freedom, and the knowledge that he can quit this prison whenever he wishes.

Wer Wissenschaft und Kunst besitzt, hat auch Religion; wer jene beiden nicht besitzt, der habe Religion.

Man sieht sich leicht an Wald und Feldern satt, Wie anders tragen uns die Geistesfreuden Von Buch zu Buch, von Blatt zu Blatt.

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen, Was sie nicht verstehn.

Perché solo se siamo in grado di immedesimarci abbiamo autorità sufficiente per parlare di una cosa.

Quello che so, chiunque può saperlo, il mio cuore l'ho soltanto io.

Was du nicht verstehen kannst, kannst du nicht besitzen.

The things I've known — anyone can know, but my heart — that's mine alone.