I'm saying that there were many great naturalists before Darwin's time who were very pious people and who knew more about nature than most of us. These were great naturalists; people I would admire for their knowledge of natural science given the time. Greg Graffin admiredarwingreat share on social
How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction; how to be secured in the equal exercise of those rights without equality of instruction? By instruction understand me to mean knowledge - just knowledge; not talent, not genius, not inventive mental powers. Frances Wright equalequalityexercise share on social
Mythology is a vast body of knowledge that has not been tapped. Devdutt Pattanaik bodyknowledgemythology Change image and share on social
Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age. Jean-Francois Lyotard agealterculture Change image and share on social
A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and moral relativism, taken outside midfield, leads inexorably both to heresy and to secular wickedness, which are often identical. Conrad Black amalgamfaithheresy share on social
The development of the telescope, together with increased knowledge of things, brought men to see that the earth is not what man had once thought it to be. Joseph Franklin Rutherford bringdevelopmentearth Change image and share on social
Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure. John C. Maxwell decisiondeficiencyexecutive share on social
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. Plato callcunningjustice Change image and share on social
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Socrates existknowknowledge Change image and share on social
We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. John Archibald Wheeler growignoranceisland Change image and share on social