167 Knowledge Is Power Quotes
Have you ever heard of the saying, “knowledge is power”?
With so much information available online, is this statement even relevant in today’s fast-paced digital world?
In a rapidly changing global environment, knowledge has become an essential tool for understanding how to navigate society and build success.
It’s no surprise that many influential people throughout history have written about the importance of knowledge.
In this piece, we explore some of the most well known “knowledge is power” quotes and discover their hidden messages.
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167 Knowledge Is Power Quotes
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
- “The man who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
- “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
- “We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”
- “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”
- “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
- “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
- “A man practices with his mind, not with his hands. Therefore, knowledge is power.”
- “Knowledge is power and unity for those who seek it.”
- “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
- “To acquire knowledge one must study; but to acquire wisdom one must observe.”
- “Knowledge becomes power when put into action.”
- “Beliefs are a form of knowledge held with varying degrees of certainty and ignorance; facts open the mental doorways to comprehension leading to understanding, then empowered action.”
- “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
- “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.”
- “Knowledge itself is power.”
- “Information is the currency of democracy.”
- “Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
- “Knowledge is not power until it is applied.”
- “Learning is the beginning of wealth . Learning is the beginning of health . Learning is the beginning of spirituality . Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.”
- “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”
- “Real knowledge comes through enlightenment.”
- “Knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Knowledge is not power, it’s potential power. Execution trumps knowledge any day of the week.”
- “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
- “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
- “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”
- “Those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know.”
- “Knowledge is power: at least it has been historically and is still the case in some areas today.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
- “Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”
- “The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.”
- “Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Knowledge is power. The more knowledge you have, the more powerful you become.”
- “The only real power comes out of a long privilege and cannot be extracted from any person or organization on the face of the earth.”
- “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
- “It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before…to test your limits… to break through barriers.”
- “To learn something new, one must first master the basics.”
- “Knowledge is not power—action is power.”
- “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
- “Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.”
- “Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.”
- “The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.
- “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
- “Learning never exhausts the mind.”
- “Leaders are made by taking people where they could not take themselves without your help.”
- “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.”
- “Every day you should speak something wise, think something wise, do something wise – wisdom is the only thing that increases by being shared.”
- “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
- “There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right education.”
- “It isn’t enough to talk about peace; one must believe in it; And it isn’t enough to believe in it; one must work at it.”
- “Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “The key to life is accepting challenges… Once someone stops doing this, he’s no longer a living creature.”
- “The only thing I know is that I know nothing.”
- “To understand everything is never to forgive everything.”
- “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
- “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “Without advice no one can succeed; with numerous counselours success is won.”
- “He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
- “Knowledge speaks; but wisdom listens.”
- “The path to success isn’t always easy but proper education can make all the difference.”
- “It’s not about having access to information or knowing facts that can help you make better decisions…it’s about using this information wisely and making smart choices.”
- “Knowledge is power, even in poetry and painting; a clear eye and a strong hand will do wonders.”
- “Gaining knowledge is the first step to wisdom; sharing it is the first step to humanity.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “Education is not simply given; it must be sought after with ardor and attended with diligence.”
- “Learning never exhausts the mind.”
- A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
- “The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.”
- “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
- “Seek information from reliable sources, measure their trustworthiness carefully, ask knowledgeable people for their insights and then make your own conclusions based upon your best judgment- such is the path of wisdom.”
- “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
- “The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those who don’t have it.”
- “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
- “I learn something new everyday… unless I’m sleeping or playing video games!”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.”
- “Ignorance is not bliss – it is oblivion.”
- “Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.”
- “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
- “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.”
- “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.”
- If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life he has imagined…he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
- “There are three principal means by which man obtains knowledge: observation, experiment, intuition.”
- “The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages.”
- “Learning is the eye of the mind.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
- “Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: You must acquire it.”
- “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
- “Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.”
- “The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unravels.”
- “Knowledge is not power unless you know how to apply it at the right time and place.”
- “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
- “A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
- Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.
- “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
- “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
- “It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”
- “A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
- “It isn’t enough just to wish – one must also do.”
- “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.”
- “Knowledge is not power, it’s potential power. Execution trumps knowledge any day of the week.”
- “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
- “The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the characters in a fairy tale.”
- “Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge; others just gargle.”
- “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
- “To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
- “A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
- “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”
- “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
- “The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.”
- “The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.”
- “The man who has acquired knowledge but has not imparted it to others, is like a owner of a hidden treasure.”
- “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.”
- “To know is not enough; we must apply! Willing is not enough; we must do!”
- “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
- “What human beings have in common is not merely intellect…it’s passion for understanding, curiosity about reality, openness towards learning without bias.”
- “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
- “True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
- “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it’s the illusion of knowledge.”
- “The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
- “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
- “The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.”
- “Seek out something useful wherever you are — difficult times surely pass away even if they may seem eternal — seek out something useful everywhere.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”
- “To succeed…you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.”
- “A person who won’t read has no advantage over one can’t read.”
- “The only reason for knowledge today should be purposeful action tomorrow.”
- “Education is the doorway to a better life and knowledge empowers us all with inner strength.”
- “The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulation of others.”
- “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”
- “Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
- “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.”
- “It is easier to double your child’s knowledge than to half his ignorance.”
- “That man is wisest who knows he has much yet left to seek for himself.”
- “Share your knowledge — All else follows.”
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
- “Knowledge is not power; it is only potential power. To obtain knowledge requires effort; to turn knowledge into power requires more effort still—and often a sociopolitical context necessary for such an effort.”
- “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
- “The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”
- “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather were mere training wheels on the bicycle of life.”
- “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
- “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Final Thoughts
Knowledge is power, and these quotes prove that with insight and understanding, we can gain the strength to move forward in life. No matter where we are or what difficulties we face, knowledge can be used to make a difference.
Education is the key to progress, and it’s important to remember that knowledge must be put into action in order to truly make a difference.
Ultimately, it’s up to each of us to seek out new information and use it wisely.
Best of luck!
