Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.
Interpretation
Knowledge must be put into action to be truly powerful.
This quote emphasizes that simply having knowledge is not sufficient for success or influence; it must be actively applied to create real change and have an impact. The application of knowledge is what truly empowers individuals and enables them to achieve their goals and make meaningful contributions.
In practice
This quote can be used in a presentation about lifelong learning and the importance of applying what we learn.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.
It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die, and then it's too late.
I don't believe in 'thinking' old. Although I've transitioned through many bodies - a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, mid-life and older adult - my spirit is unchanged. I support my body with exercise, my mind with reading and writing, and my spirit with the knowing that I am part of the Divine source of all life.
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?
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