Knowledge Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about knowledge.

Claude Adrien Helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

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History is the novel of facts, and the novel is the history of feelings.

Genius is revealed in adverse fortune; in prosperity, it is concealed.

Horace

Horace

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In adverse fortune, genius is often revealed; in prosperity, it is hidden.

Antoine Houdar de la Motte

Antoine Houdar de la Motte

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Through reading, we become contemporaries of all men and citizens of all countries.

Michel Houellebecq

Michel Houellebecq

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Living without reading is dangerous, it forces one to settle for life, and one may feel the temptation to take risks.

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

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Less capable minds are interested in the extraordinary; powerful minds in ordinary things.

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

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Lies are a sad substitute for the truth, but it's the only one that has been discovered so far.

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

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Every man is a complete fool at least for five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, regardless of the body's activity, the soul is on its knees.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

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There are no weeds or bad men; there are only bad cultivators.