Quotes about knowledge
236 quotes from 164 people
- ?UnattributedOften credited to Albert Einstein
Socrates470–399 BCII: xxxi. Original Greek: ἓν μόνον ἀγαθὸν εἶναι, τὴν ἐπιστήμην, καὶ ἓν μόνον κακόν, τὴν ἀμαθίαν
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Ben Franklin, as quoted in Exercises in English Grammar (1909) by M. A. Morse.There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790John Maxwell Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes, Thomas Nelson Inc, 8 March 2000, p. 65.
Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II (18 April 1775) p. 258It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.
If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Isaac Newton1643–1727Letter to Robert Hooke (15 February 1676) [dated as 5 February 1675 using the Julian calendar with March 25th rather than January 1st as New Years Day, equivalent to 15 February 1676 by Gregorian reckonings.] A facsimile of the original is online at
James Madison1751–1836Letter to W.T. Barry (4 August 1822), in The Writings of James Madison (1910) edited by Gaillard Hunt, Vol. 9, p. 103Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.
