Knowledge Quotes

A writer of fiction is really... a congenital liar who invents from his own knowledge or that of other men.

Since knowledge is but sorrow's spy, It is not safe to know.

The fitness of the pupil is shown in his love for the acquisition of knowledge, his willingness to receive instruction, his reverence for learned and virtuous men, his attendance upon the teacher, and his execution of orders.

He will therefore have to use what knowledge he can achieve, not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork, but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment, in the manner in which the gardener does this for his plants.

An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.

If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

Knowledge is never too dear.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

Knowledge is going to make you stronger. Knowledge is going to let you control your life. Knowledge is going to give you the wisdom to teach their children. Knowledge is the thing that makes you smile in the face of disaster.

One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.

One of India's major blessings is the rich store of experience and knowledge available in the rural and tribal areas.

The knowledge from an enlightened person breaks on the hard rocks of ignorance.

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.

Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.

We really want our kids, and our youth, to understand that one, knowledge is power, and two, you don't have to be shy about being educated, and being ahead of the learning curve.

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.