Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge.

It is not knowledge but the act of learning not possession but the act of getting there which grants the greatest enjoyment.

And I pray thee loving Jesus that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality.

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel you hinder people from getting to reality.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and dominion.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

Sin guilt neurosis they are one and the same the fruit of the tree of knowledge.

Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

I think a lot of people even Christians are willing to be satisfied with gaining lots and lots of biblical knowledge - and many people go to Bible studies and don't realize it isn't enough to know what's right it's applying the information and the knowledge that you have.

When you deal with a person who's experiencing dementia you can see where they're struggling with knowledge. You can see what they forget completely what they forget but they know what they once knew. You can tell how they're trying to remember.

Knowledge is not eating and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation not an embrace.

Science is the father of knowledge but opinion breeds ignorance.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

If a little knowledge is dangerous where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge so that neither concepts without an intuition in some way corresponding to them nor intuition without concepts can yield knowledge.

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature reflection and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the result of that combination.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.