Famous Quotes

"Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet."

Lord Chesterfield on Knowledge

More quotes about Knowledge

• "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

  Albert Einstein on Knowledge

• "Information is not knowledge."

  Albert Einstein on Knowledge

• "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

  Marcus Garvey on Knowledge

• "Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be."

  Albert Einstein on Knowledge

• "Ignorance is the curse of God knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven."

  William Shakespeare on Knowledge

More quotes by Lord Chesterfield

• "The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older."

• "In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool."

• "Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow."

• "Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request."

• "I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united and when one suffers, the other sympathizes."