“We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.”
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“Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.”
“In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.”
“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.”
“His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.”
“Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.”
“That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.”
“Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.”
“In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.”
“Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.”
“The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.”
“We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.”
“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.”
“Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.”
“I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.”
“Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.”
“It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it and, therefore, he that can perceive it hath it not.”
“Research is creating new knowledge.”
“Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.”
“We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings.”
“The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.”
“Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.”
“A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.”
“The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.”