Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Listen to any musical phrase or rhythm, and grasp it as a whole, and you thereupon have present in you the image, so to speak, of the divine knowledge of the temporal order.

His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.

Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction.

Basically I was a rebel growing up. I got kicked out of six schools. But I don't think that it makes you less of an intellect. You know, if you ever crave knowledge, there's always a library.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.