“Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.”
— Auguste Comte
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words.
“He that hath knowledge spareth his words.”
— Francis Bacon
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But inner experience is only one source
“But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge.”
— Muhammad Iqbal
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Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.”
— Robert Quillen
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Very few beings really seek knowledge in
“Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds.”
— Anne Rice
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As the body dieth when the soul
“As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God.”
— John Jewel
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The deductive method is the mode of
“The deductive method is the mode of using knowledge, and the inductive method the mode of acquiring it.”
— Henry Mayhew
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The development of the telescope, together with
“The development of the telescope, together with increased knowledge of things, brought men to see that the earth is not what man had once thought it to be.”
— Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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He surprised me by his familiarity with
“He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did not suppose had come to his knowledge. As he kept me talking for over half an hour, I flattered myself that what I had to say interested him.”
— Henry Villard
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It is not ignorance but knowledge which
“It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.”
— Joseph Wood Krutch
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Every great advance in natural knowledge has
“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.”
— Thomas Huxley
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