The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man with his powers of reason has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road.
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.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and dominion.
Knowledge and human power are synonymous.
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking knowledge which in fact we do not possess is likely to make us do much harm.
The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
Knowledge is power.
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
Knowledge will give you power but character respect.
Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind but an active exertion of the inward strength vigor and power of the mind displaying itself from within.
Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.
Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and possessions.
Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.
Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.
Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.
Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.
As a nation we have over the past seven years been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service our satellite and other technical collection our analytical depth and expertise.
It becomes a giant's task to compute the result when the effect of cross seas wind at all angles and ever varying force arched surfaces head resistance ratio of weight to area and the intelligence of the guiding power crop up.