Benjamin Disraeli Quotes on Knowledge
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It is knowledge that influences and equalises the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal.
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Ignorance never settles a question.
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A university should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.
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How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton his brains, and pour forth in careless and picturesque phrase all the results of his studies and observation; his knowledge of men, books, and nature. On the contrary, if a man has by any chance an original idea, he hoards it as if it were old gold; and rather avoids the subject with which he is most conversant, from fear that you may appropriate his best thoughts.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
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Variant: To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
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The pursuit of science leads only to the insoluble.
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Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine- tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. The greatest misfortune that ever befell man was the invention of printing.
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As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
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The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.
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The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
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Where knowledge ends, religion begins.
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The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.