We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations are the same. Arthur Erickson earlyfairlygreco Change image and share on social
Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it. A. E. Waite bearevilfruit Change image and share on social
I study orbital dynamics as a hobby. My idea of a good time is sitting down and drawing on that knowledge to imagine a space mission from beginning to end, getting as many details right as I can. Andy Weir begindetaildraw Change image and share on social
Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile. Abu Bakr actionfutileknowledge Change image and share on social
Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. Alfred North Whitehead deathignoranceknowledge Change image and share on social
Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge. Abraham Joshua Heschel doubtknowledgeroot Change image and share on social
Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too. Albert J. Nock accountcommonerror share on social
The Internet was supposed to allow anyone to set up a web page and share their knowledge with the world. But in practice, it's too difficult and takes too long, and almost no one does it. Adam D'Angelo difficultinternetknowledge Change image and share on social
People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple. Ada Yonath accidentappleapplication share on social
All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. Maurice Maeterlinck animaldeathdie Change image and share on social
