Knowledge Quotes

"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." "A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors" "There is no friend as loyal as a book" "A book should be a ball of light in one's hand." "The greatest scholars are not the wisest men" "The best books... are those that tell you what you know already." "Ignorance is the parent of fear." "We are natural learners. Learning is our default state." "When we say we know what we are talking about, we mean that we know what we think about something, rather than knowing the facts" "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." "Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play." "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." "Philosophy is common sense with big words." "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." "He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library" "Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family" "Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." "Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas."