“Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.”
— Ethel Watts Mumford
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I would rather excel in the knowledge
“I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.”
— Plutarch
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The existence of inherent limits of experience
“The existence of inherent limits of experience in no way settles the question about the subordination of facts of the human world to our knowledge of matter.”
— Wilhelm Dilthey
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This celebration here tells me that this
“This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding.”
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Author: Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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The greater the step forward in knowledge,
“The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom.”
— Stephen Gardiner
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Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding
“Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.”
— Robert Millikan
Author: Robert Millikan
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Our knowledge is a receding mirage in
“Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.”
— Will Durant
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Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
— Thomas Aquinas
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Seldom ever was any knowledge given to
“Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.”
— Wendell Phillips
Author: Wendell Phillips
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What guides Marxism, then, is a different
“What guides Marxism, then, is a different model of society, and a different conception of the function of the knowledge that can be produced by society and acquired from it.”
— Jean-Francois Lyotard
Author: Jean-Francois Lyotard
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It will be readily admitted, that a
“It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge.”
— Charles Babbage
Author: Charles Babbage
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