Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world and not in a closet.
When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge. So there is some fallibility in the writings of the Bible. But the basic principles are applicable to my life and I don't find any conflict among them.
Every man gets a narrower and narrower field of knowledge in which he must be an expert in order to compete with other people. The specialist knows more and more about less and less and finally knows everything about nothing.
Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy no authority can revoke and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
Learning is acquired by reading books but the much more necessary learning the knowledge of the world is only to be acquired by reading men and studying all the various facets of them.
Knowledge the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.
How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with say my knowledge of my room. There is no such thing as observation of the inner world as there is of the outer world.
Well knowledge is a fine thing and mother Eve thought so but she smarted so severely for hers that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically so I'm going to have it intellectually. It was a beautiful thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. And it's just fantastic to be there alongside Louie as he's breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it's my way of living vicariously.