Quotes about Knowledge

What could he and she really know of each other, since it was his duty, as a "decent" fellow, to conceal his past from her, and hers, as a marriageable girl, to have no past to conceal?

But these mysteries, and many others, were closely locked in Mr. Jackson's breast; for not only did his keen sense of honour forbid his repeating anything privately imparted, but he was fully aware that his reputation for discretion increased his opportunities of finding out what he wanted to know.

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

It is our ignorance of things that causes all our admiration and chiefly excites our passions.

When you erode the fear of death with the knowledge that you already died [in Christ], you will find yourself moving toward a simple, bold obedience.

Faith is not the presence of warm religious feeling. It's the knowledge that you walk before the God who hears.

Our liberation comes through a person, not a system of ideas and principles. Everything we need for life and godliness ultimately comes through our knowledge of Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:3).

Action follows our knowledge of God and trust in him. It is as if God has said to us, "Now that you have seen who I am, you will want to love me in return. This is how you can love me." And then God teaches us how to love him.

Humility means that you acknowledge you don't know everything, and you might be especially confused when it comes to God.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.