Some sciences need mutual support and assistance to develop. The majority of these are physical sciences. Mutual support has almost no use in other disciplines, such as attainment of intuitive knowledge of God or spiritual progress. Said Nursi assistanceattainmentdevelop share on social
It is a matter of common knowledge among mystics that the evolutionary career of mankind is indissolubly bound up with the divine hierarchies, who rule the planets and the signs of the Zodiac, and that the passage of the Sun and the planets through the twelve signs of the Zodiac, marks man's progress in time and in space. Max Heindel bindcareercommon share on social
Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training. Harrison Salisbury attendanceclassexpect Change image and share on social
I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it. Nicholas Brendon bookdaygain Change image and share on social
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. Jacques Barzun additionaimdevelop share on social
I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge. Igor Stravinsky assumptionchieflycomposer Change image and share on social
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. Denis Diderot acquirecollectcombination share on social
I would go from one city to the next, inspired by the monks in the Middle Ages, who would carry knowledge from one monastery to the next monastery. Hans-Ulrich Obrist agecarrycity Change image and share on social
Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge. John Charles Polanyi coercederiveknowledge Change image and share on social
Among my European ancestors were piano builders, goldsmiths, and vintners but, to the best of my knowledge, no professionals of any kind. Herbert A. Simon ancestorbuildereuropean Change image and share on social