Quotes about Knowledge

Our wisdom . . . consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.

Seneca brings vividly before us a picture of the various scholars assembled in a school of the philosophers.

I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.

Managers are already voracious consumers of theory. Every time they make a decision or take action, it's based on some theory that leads them to believe that action will lead to the right result. The problem is, most managers aren't aware of the theories they're using, and they often use the wrong theories for the situation.

Intelligence is the sexiest thing in the world.

Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.

All truth is given by revelation, either general or special, and it must be received by reason. Reason is the God-given means for discovering the truth that God discloses, whether in his world or his Word. While God wants to reach the heart with truth, he does not bypass the mind.

He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.

Truth is the agreement of our ideas with the ideas of God.

Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.

One of these grand defects, as I humbly conceive, is this, that children are habituated to learning without understanding.

He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who knows that he doesn't know, knows. For in this context, to know is not to know. And not to know is to know.