Knowledge shapes our understanding of the world. It empowers, enlightens, and transforms. Throughout history, great thinkers have distilled their insights into memorable quotes. These words inspire us to seek, learn, and grow. Here is a collection of 155+ of the best quotes about knowledge. Each quote offers a glimpse into the nature, power, and beauty of knowledge.
155+ Best Quotes About Knowledge You Should Read in 2025
1. Knowledge is only potential power.
2. Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
3. Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.
4. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
5. The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
6. The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
7. Knowledge is power.
8. Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.
9. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.
10. Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
11. It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.
12. To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
13. The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.
14. If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
15. Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.
16. When the going gets rough – turn to wonder.
17. If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
18. We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.
19. Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.
20. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path.
21. The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
22. Be wise like serpents and harmless like doves.
23. Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.
24. Shall I teach you what knowledge? When you know a thing, say that you know it; when you do not know a thing, admit that you do not know it. That is knowledge.
25. I don’t want to believe. I want to know.
26. Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
27. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all.
28. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
29. Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
30. People like it when they understand something that they previously thought they couldn’t understand. It’s a sense of empowerment.
31. A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
32. Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
33. To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
34. It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
35. The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
36. Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring. Small words are chatter.
37. Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
38. To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
39. The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
40. Humility will teach you knowledge, arrogance will teach you ignorance. If you think you know it all, you have learned nothing.
41. The end of all knowledge should be service to others.
42. Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
43. Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
44. The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.
45. The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself… The more you learn, the more you’ll earn.
46. Knowledge is a skyscraper. You can take a shortcut with a fragile foundation of memorization, or build slowly upon a steel frame of understanding.
47. Wise people say less than they know. Fools say everything they know and many things they don’t.
48. When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man.
49. Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.
50. The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.
51. The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.
52. Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
53. The learning and knowledge that we have is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.
54. The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things.
55. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
56. If your goal is lasting insight, consuming news that will be irrelevant next week is a bad strategy.
57. I believe we know close to nothing. If we embrace that ‘not knowing’ we’ll have a healthier experience going through life.
58. Knowledge fills your mind. Helping others fills your heart. Love fills your soul.
59. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.
60. Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
61. Real knowledge breeds “body feel” and personal expression; surface knowledge breeds mechanical conditioning and imposing limitation and squelches creativity.
62. Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.
63. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
64. Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.
65. Knowledge grows when you ask stupid questions. Stupidity grows when you don’t ask anything.
66. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
67. I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
68. The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
69. I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
70. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
71. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
72. If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
73. The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
74. There is no knowledge that is not power.
75. I have always thirsted for knowledge, I have always been full of questions.
76. The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.
77. Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
78. To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
79. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
80. And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
81. Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
82. If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.
83. Knowledge is power, knowledge is safety, knowledge is happiness.
84. Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.
85. The dumbest people I know are those who know it all.
86. The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.
87. Real knowledge is intrinsic and it’s built from the ground up.
88. The only thing that I know, is that I know nothing.
89. Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.
90. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.
91. Knowledge, having irritated and stimulated our appetite for power, will lead us inexorably to our ruin.
92. The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself.
93. Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.
94. The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
95. The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
96. Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.
97. Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
98. Knowledge is only potential power.
99. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.
100. Knowledge is power.
101. Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.
102. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
103. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
104. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
105. Knowledge fills your mind. Helping others fills your heart. Love fills your soul.
106. Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
107. Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.
108. The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
109. The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
110. Humility will teach you knowledge, arrogance will teach you ignorance.
111. The end of all knowledge should be service to others.
112. Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
113. The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.
114. If money is your hope for independence you will never have it.
115. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
116. Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.
117. Knowledge is power, knowledge is safety, knowledge is happiness.
118. Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
119. Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.
120. Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.
121. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.
122. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
123. The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
124. The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
125. Knowledge is power.
126. Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.
127. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
128. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
129. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
130. Knowledge fills your mind. Helping others fills your heart. Love fills your soul.
131. Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
132. Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.
133. The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
134. The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
135. Humility will teach you knowledge, arrogance will teach you ignorance.
136. The end of all knowledge should be service to others.
137. Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
138. The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.
139. If money is your hope for independence you will never have it.
140. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
141. Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.
142. Knowledge is power, knowledge is safety, knowledge is happiness.
143. Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
144. Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.
145. Knowledge shared is knowledge squared.
146. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.
147. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
148. The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
149. The more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
150. Knowledge is power.
151. Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.
152. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
153. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
154. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
155. Knowledge fills your mind. Helping others fills your heart. Love fills your soul.
156. Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
Conclusion
These 155+ quotes reveal the many facets of knowledge. It is power, humility, curiosity, and wisdom. Knowing what we do not know is true knowledge. Knowledge grows through experience, questions, and sharing. It is a lifelong journey, not a destination. May these words inspire you to seek knowledge boldly and use it wisely.
