I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. Plutarch excelexcellentextent Change image and share on social
Academics lack perspective. In a debate on whether the world is round, they would argue, 'No,' because it's an oblate spheroid. They suffer from 'the curse of knowledge': the inability to imagine what it's like not to know something that they know. Steven Pinker academicarguecurse share on social
To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations. Daniel Barenboim essenceknowledgemanifestation Change image and share on social
All knowledge of cultural reality, as may be seen, is always knowledge from particular points of view. Max Weber culturalknowledgepoint Change image and share on social
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. Lao Tzu ariseclevernessconfusion share on social
If the Chinese will not learn the true principles of government, all else will be useless. Knowledge is power, and although a country may be weak, still, if it possess but a modicum of knowledge, the enemy will not be able to completely overthrow it; although that country may be in danger, the race will not be extirpated. Zhang Zhidong chinesecompletelycountry share on social
Scientific research involves going beyond the well-trodden and well-tested ideas and theories that form the core of scientific knowledge. During the time scientists are working things out, some results will be right, and others will be wrong. Over time, the right results will emerge. Lisa Randall coreemergeform share on social
Nothing escapes God's knowledge. This is proved by the witness of the Scriptures and the analogy of the sun, which, although created, yet by its light or heat enters into all things. Saint Ambrose analogycreateenter Change image and share on social
What the Kinseyites and I had in common so long ago was the knowledge that homosexual and heterosexual behavior are natural to all mammals, and that what differs from individual to individual is the balance between these two complementary but not necessarily conflicted drives. Gore Vidal agobalancebehavior share on social
If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands. Polykarp Kusch abilitybringdiscredit share on social