Knowledge Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about knowledge.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Man can learn nothing except in virtue of what he already knows.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Oral teachings should accommodate the habits of the listeners.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Understanding is a blank slate on which nothing is written.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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We learn, either by induction or by demonstration. Demonstration starts from the universal; induction from the particular.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Teaching is not a vital function, because it does not have an end in itself; the vital function is learning.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The mind is always right, while the appetite and imagination can be wrong.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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There is nothing in the mind that has not been previously in the senses.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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One should not always start with the very first notion of the things being studied, but rather with what can facilitate learning.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Sciences have bitter roots, but very sweet fruits.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Science is to the soul what light is to the eyes, and if the roots are bitter, the fruits are very sweet.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Poetry is deeper and more philosophical than history.