Knowledge Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about knowledge.

John Ruskin

John Ruskin

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A good book is not only written to multiply and transmit the voice, but also to perpetuate it.

John Ruskin

John Ruskin

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All books can be divided into two classes: books of the moment and books for all time.

John Ruskin

John Ruskin

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Do not teach children anything of which you are not absolutely sure. It's better for them to ignore a thousand truths than to know a single lie.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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Mathematics can be defined as that subject about which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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The conclusion is that we know very little, and yet it is amazing how much we know. Even more amazing is that such little knowledge can yield so much power.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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How much pleasure is obtained from useless knowledge.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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The world needs open minds and hearts, and these cannot be derived from rigid systems, whether old or new.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Read and you will drive, don't read and you will be driven.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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The untilled land will bear thorns and thistles even though it may be fertile; so is the understanding of man.

José Saramago

José Saramago

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Words are just stones placed across the river's current. If they are there, it is so that we can reach the other bank, the other bank is what matters.

José Saramago

José Saramago

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If literature could change the world, it would have already done so.