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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
Walter Scott on knowledge

The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.
Tom Clancy on knowledge

It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical knowledge, and so forth.
Jean Piaget on knowledge

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

But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.
Immanuel Kant on knowledge

The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the potential ultimate of all things. To it, all things are possible.
Ernest Holmes on knowledge

In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.
Anthony J. D'Angelo on knowledge

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.
Sonny Perdue on knowledge

We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.
Eric Hoffer on knowledge

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.
Josh Billings on knowledge

Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.
Will Durant on knowledge

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.
Janet Jackson on knowledge

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.
William Ellery Channing on knowledge

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.
J. K. Rowling on knowledge

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
William Penn on knowledge

I might have some character traits that some might see as innocence or naive. That's because I discovered peace and happiness in my soul. And with this knowledge, I also see the beauty of human life.
Tobey Maguire on knowledge

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.
Charles Caleb Colton on knowledge

That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.
Charles Caleb Colton on knowledge

Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.
Charles Stanley on knowledge

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.
Alfred North Whitehead on knowledge