The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do. Benjamin Disraeli on knowledge
It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder. Joseph Wood Krutch on knowledge
Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. George Eliot on knowledge
Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. Stephen Hawking on knowledge
Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific knowledge of composition were enormous. Vincent Van Gogh on knowledge
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing. Samuel Butler on knowledge
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. James A. Baldwin on 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. R. Buckminster Fuller on knowledge
He that hath knowledge spareth his words. Francis Bacon on knowledge
To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm. Friedrich August von Hayek on knowledge
Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle. Robert Anthony on knowledge
The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge. Rene Descartes on knowledge
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil. Jean-Jacques Rousseau on knowledge
Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. Louis Pasteur on knowledge
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. Francis Bacon on knowledge
The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable. Arthur Schopenhauer on knowledge
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. Thomas J. Watson on knowledge
It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge that begins with experience. Immanuel Kant on knowledge
It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. Doug Coupland on knowledge
Knowledge and human power are synonymous. Francis Bacon on knowledge