#knowledge

He who asserts belief with absolute certainty knows nothing of faith and makes himself into a fool. He who is wise, upon realizing they have done this, recants and searches themselves for further enlightenment. ↗

— Cristina Marrero

#certainty #cristina-marrero #faith #knowledge #spirituality

In complete darkness, it is only knowledge and wisdom that separates us. ↗

— Janet Jackson

#darkness #knowledge #only #separates #us

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#because #eaten #guilt #irrespective #knowledge

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability. ↗

— Chanakya

#accomplish #due #his #knowledge #like

We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were not handed down to us for our instruction in scientific knowledge, and that it is our duty to ground our scientific beliefs upon observation and inference, unmixed with considerations of a different order. ↗

— Asa Gray

#beliefs #books #considerations #different #down

Capucci was the biggest schooling I had. It wasn't just about the technical knowledge, such as color and volume, but also about the secret rules, and the beautiful codes of respect between the atelier and the master. ↗

— Giambattista Valli

#also #beautiful #between #biggest #codes

I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad? ↗

— Tom Clancy

#entertainment #exposes #first #generations #how

As a physician, I understand how important it is to collect data on people so we can understand what's happening with them. I will be in the position to help enable that knowledge. ↗

— Laurel Clark

#data #enable #happening #help #how

For the progress of scientific knowledge will lead to a constant increase of expenditure. ↗

— Richard Cobden

#expenditure #increase #knowledge #lead #progress

After this, Boy became very curious about the mansion where the clothes and the food came from. He made me describe everything. Then he asked Good Thing 'Are there books in this mansion, too?' 'And pictures and jewels,' Good Thing said through me. 'What does Master wish me to fetch? There is a golden harp, a musical box like a bird, a—' 'Just books,' said Boy. 'I need to learn. I'm still so ignorant. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#knowledge #reading #food