Quotes about Knowledge
The things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.
I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.
Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge; and its nature is sinned against when it is drowned in ignorance.
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action, rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith. Banish me from Eden when you will; but first let me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right.
You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of all those other people who don`t see things as clearly as you do. We have to guard carefully against it.
Examinations are formidable things, even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.
I will be mute, and thou shalt guide my steps
Into the covert from the public road,
Till I have learned their drift. A prudent man
Will ever shape his course by what he learns.