“A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality.”
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“And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.”
“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.”
“The medieval university looked backwards it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The modern university looks forward, and is a factory of new knowledge.”
“I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel.”
“A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting.”
“The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.”
“Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.”
“The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.”
“The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.”
“Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, not an embrace.”
“The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.”
“We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.”
“Zeal will do more than knowledge.”
“The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road.”
“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge.”
“His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.”
“Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.”
“My mom took me to see Carnal Knowledge and The Wild Bunch and all these kind of movies when I was a kid.”
“Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.”
“Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.”
“The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the potential ultimate of all things. To it, all things are possible.”
“In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.”
“My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.”