Quotes on Knowledge And Understanding

It is only because the majority opinion will always be opposed by some that our knowledge and understanding progress... it is always from a minority acting in ways different from what the majority would prescribe that the majority in the end learns to do better.

Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes.

I call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself.

Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

here is a great difference between knowing a thing and understanding it. You can know a lot and not really understand anything.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Without knowledge and understanding, one tends to become a passive spectator rather than an active participant in the great decisions of our time.

A good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.

Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.

Patience is a godly attribute that can heal souls, unlock treasures of knowledge and understanding, and transform ordinary men and women into saints and angels. Patience is truly a fruit of the Spirit. Patience means staying with something until the end. It means delaying immediate gratification for future blessings.

Any fool can know. The point is to understand.