The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.
He will therefore have to use what knowledge he can achieve not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment in the manner in which the gardener does this for his plants.
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew but rather to impress upon them that nothing not even... knowledge was foolproof.
Western civilization unfortunately does not link knowledge and morality but rather it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and dominion.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength not a lack of knowledge but rather a lack of will.
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and possessions.
Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.