Quotes about knowledge
knowledge pride pyramids
But we are not dedicating or building any Capitol or Pyramid to human Pride, but found a holy temple in the human Intellect, on the model of the Universe... For whatever is worthy of Existence is worthy of Knowledge-which is the Image (or Echo) of Existence. Francis Bacon
knowledge men mind
My praise shall be dedicated to the mind itself. The mind is the man, and the knowledge is the mind. A man is but what he knoweth. The mind is but an accident to knowledge, for knowledge is the double of that which is.
knowledge perfect mind
Lastly, I would address one general admonition to all: that they consider what are the true ends of knowledge, and that they seek it not either for pleasure of the mind, or for contention, or for superiority to others, or for profit, or fame, or power, or any of these inferior things: but for the benefit and use of life; and that they perfect and govern it in charity.
knowledge giving contentment
The true bounds and limitations, whereby human knowledge is confined and circumscribed,... are three: the first, that we do not so place our felicity in knowledge, as we forget our mortality: the second, that we make application of our knowledge, to give ourselves repose and contentment, and not distates or repining: the third, that we do not presume by the contemplation of Nature to attain to the mysteries of God.
knowledge knowing essentials
The essential form of knowledge... is nothing but a representation of truth: for the truth of being and the truth of knowing are one, differing no more than the direct beam and the beam reflected.
knowledge understanding mind
No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common notions, and to apply the understanding, thus made fair and even, to a fresh examination of particulars. Thus it happens that human knowledge, as we have it, is a mere medley and ill-digested mass, made up of much credulity and much accident, and also of the childish notions which we at first imbibed.
knowledge secret empires
The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes; and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.
knowledge men errors
But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...
knowledge order
Never any knowledge was delivered in the same order it was invented.
knowledge tree branches
The partitions of knowledge are not like several lines that meet in one angle, and so touch not in a point; but are like branches of a tree, that meet in a stem, which hath a dimension and quantity of entireness and continuance, before it come to discontinue and break itself into arms and boughs.
knowledge accomplishment age
I work for posterity, these things requiring ages for their accomplishment.
knowledge mean divorce
By this means we presume we have established for ever, a true and legitimate marriage between the Empirical and Rational faculty; whose fastidious and unfortunate divorce and separation hath troubled and disordered the whole race and generation of mankind.
knowledge mind matter
He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but no matter for his instruction.
knowledge together saturn
But this is that which will dignify and exalt knowledge: if contemplation and action be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been: a conjunction like unto that of the highest planets, Saturn, the planet of rest and contemplation, and Jupiter, the planet of civil society and action.
knowledge finals four
It is rightly laid down that 'true knowledge is knowledge by causes'. Also the establishment of four causes is not bad: material, formal, efficient and final.
knowledge differences body
Upon a given body to generate and superinduce a new nature or new natures is the work and aim of human power. To discover the Form of a given nature, or its true difference, or its causal nature, or fount of its emanation... this is the work and aim of human knowledge.
knowledge men curiosity
Some men covet knowledge out of a natural curiosity and inquisitive temper; some to entertain the mind with variety and delight; some for ornament and reputation; some for victory and contention; many for lucre and a livelihood; and but few for employing the Divine gift of reason to the use and benefit of mankind.
knowledge causes contemplation
Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule.
knowledge men relief
Knowledge is a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
knowledge concurrence
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
knowledge self needs
It seems plain and self-evident, yet it needs to be said: the isolated knowledge obtained by a group of specialists in a narrow field has in itself no value whatsoever, but only in its synthesis with all the rest of knowledge and only inasmuch as it really contributes in this synthesis toward answering the demand, "Who are we? Erwin Schrodinger
knowledge tree guilt
Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Henry Miller
knowledge-and-power deep-life knowledge-is-power
Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge - broad, deep knowledge - is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. Helen Keller
knowledge world construction
The bulk of the world's knowledge is an imaginary construction.
knowledge none nor paper physicists published signed state statement works
As a physicist, I can state that none of the 18 physicists who signed the Statement works in this field; nor to my knowledge has ever published a paper on this subject. David Douglass
knowledge practice reading wisdom
Practice is as important for confirming one in wisdom as reading is important for confirming one in knowledge. Sathya Baba
knowledge pretend pretense
Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to. Jonathan Swift
knowledge leads true wiser
Oh, be wiser thou!Instructed that true knowledge leads to love. William Wordsworth
knowledge personal rules
So you have no personal knowledge that any rules were being violated.
knowledge man rich
A Man of Knowledge like a rich Soil, feeds/ If not a world of Corn, a world of Weeds. Benjamin Franklin
knowledge sister zeal
Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
knowledge unless
You never know what is enough unless you know more than enough. William Blake
knowledge love move prevail word
You move forward through knowledge. You prevail through knowledge. I love the word 'prevail.' Prevail! James D. Watson