Knowledge Quotes

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.

Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

The key to transforming our hearts and minds is to have an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions work.

These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding about ourselves.

Ignorance never settle a question.

If you take each challenge one step at a time, with faith in every footstep, your strength and understanding will increase.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll…

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might…

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

Life a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of the future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity…

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our…

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads…

The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls…

Knowledge has three degrees — opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third…

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that…

If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the…

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.

Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to…

An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.

The development of a nation is intimately linked with the understanding and application of science and technology by its people.