“... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.” TruthDesireBeliefFreedomResponsibilityKnowledgeGreaterMaterialsComfortIntelligentPopulationDreadRulersInterfere Book:Complete Essays: 1926-1929 Source: Complete Essays: 1926-1929
“All men by nature desire knowledge.” MenInspirationalDesireEducationKnowledgeLearningTrainingEducationalDesire For KnowledgePower Of Knowledge Author:Aristotle
“Although humankind inherently "desires to know", if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.” IfsKnowsDesireCommonKnowledgeClearDangerDevelopmentDemandAccessCommon SenseReverenceHumankindUnlimitedExtinction Author:Bill Joy
“I do not approve the maxim which desires a man to know a little of everything. Superficial knowledge, knowledge without principles, is almost always useless and sometimes harmful knowledge.” KnowsMenLittlesSometimesDesirePrinciplesKnowledgeUselessSuperficialMaximsSuperficial Knowledge Book:La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims Source: La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims
“We should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire.” IfsKnowsShouldDesirePassionKnowledge Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld