Knowledge Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about knowledge.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

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When you learn to read, you will be free forever.

Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas

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How is it that, while children are so intelligent, most men are so stupid? It must be the result of education.

Alexandre Dumas (fils)

Alexandre Dumas (fils)

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The experience and philosophy that do not lead to indulgence and charity are two acquisitions that are not worth what they cost.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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The greatest wisdom is to have dreams big enough not to lose sight of them while pursuing them.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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Don't bother trying to be better than your contemporaries or your predecessors, try to be better than yourself.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Anyone can have knowledge, but the art of thinking is nature's rarest gift.

Fénelon

Fénelon

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Those who know how to engage in any useful and enjoyable reading never feel the boredom that consumes other men in the midst of delights.

Fénelon

Fénelon

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If in exchange for my love of reading I saw the thrones of the world at my feet, I would refuse the exchange.

Fénelon

Fénelon

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Usually, those who educate children and do not forgive them anything forgive themselves everything.

Fénelon

Fénelon

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The curiosity of children is a tendency that precedes instruction; therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of it.

Baldomero Fernández Moreno

Baldomero Fernández Moreno

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When it comes to poetry, it matters as much to tremble as to understand.