There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it... →
Charles Babbage
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
Irving Babbitt
Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of... →
Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand... →
Roger Babson
Knowledge is power.
Francis Bacon
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
Knowledge and human power are synonymous.
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words.
All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is... →
Roger Bacon