Knowledge Quotes - Page 13

THE BIRD AND THE WATER
A bird which has not heard of fresh water
Dips his beak in salt-water year after year.
(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other then to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.

One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little

She captured the spot of my world’s centre and sent me in elliptic rings about it, causing the ground beneath me to vanish and the breath of my lungs to disperse. I was a rock locked in helpless orbit.

Knowledge is understanding universals; wisdom is the ability to recognize universal from the presented particulars.

Knowledge refined from experience becomes a weight upon wisdom when its driving purpose is solely selfish.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)

Well, you can fairly claim the day hasn't been wasted,' owned Cadfael generously, 'if something's been learned.

In the Light of your Wisdom, You Shine. In the Midst of your Truth, Your Faith is Evident. From inside your Spirit, You are Love.

A person who wants to know everything eventually comes to a stage where his/her curiosity of knowing everything comes to an end and that is the stage of Enlightenment.

The best of your life could be the rest of your life, if you decide it will be so.

The fools will forever pay the wise for the things that takes only wisdom to do successfully.

Money can buy you knowledge, but not the wisdom to use it wisely.

In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below; The more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow.

Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven't asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go.

Your thoughts are certain kinds of seeds in your life. You can water them and allow them to grow on fertile soil. Or, you can let them diminish and wither amongst the weeds. Be careful that your seeds are not contaminated as they begin to take root.

A rich person is just a poor person with a crown and elaborate clothing, and a poor person is just a rich person with a crownless head and ragged clothing.

To dispense knowledge without moral guidance would be grossly irresponsible.

Knowledge. How curious that a man who closes his hand upon air so often thinks that he has a ruby within his grasp.

Quiet moments bring you closer to God. It's your silent time within your own private sanctuary. People have so many things to talk about, worry about, think about, without giving themselves peace within. Quiet moments give you access to areas of your brain which allows you to function proficiently.