“Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy; research, the progress; ignorance, the end. There is, by heavens, a strong and generous kind of ignorance that yields nothing, for honour and courage, to knowledge: an ignorance to conceive which needs no less knowledge than to conceive knowledge.” NeedsKindEndsPhilosophyStrongHeavenWonderKnowledgeProgressIgnoranceResearchPhilosophicalFoundationGenerousYieldHonour Author:Michel de Montaigne
“Certain souls seem hard because they are capable of strong feelings, and they sometimes go to rather extreme lengths; their apparent unconcern and cruelty are but ways, known only to themselves, of feeling more strongly than others.” WaySoulSometimesHardFeelingsWisdomSeemsCertainTimeStrongChangeAbilityKnownKnowledgeStrengthCapableExtremesCrueltyLengthStrong Feeling Book:The 120 days of Sodom and other writings Source: The 120 days of Sodom and other writings
“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.” LifeSufferingPassionThreeStrongFearSimpleKnowledgeAtheismMankindLongingRagePityUnbearableSearch For KnowledgePity Love Author:Bertrand Russell
“A smattering of everything is worth little. It is a fallacy to suppose that an encyclopaedic knowledge is desirable. The mind is made strong, not through much learning, but by the thorough possession of something.” MindLittlesMadeScienceStrongKnowledgeLearningPossessionDesirableThoroughFallacy Author:Louis Agassiz
“The fruits of the tree of Knowledge are various; he must be strong indeed who can digest all of them.” StrongKnowledgeTreeFruitVariousTree Of Knowledge Author:Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
“If you know your strength it never becomes a weakness. If the market knows your strength then it becomes a weakness.” IfsKnowsStrongKnowledgeStrengthWeakness Author:Shailender Singh
“Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge for all learners.” InspirationalTwoStrongEducationKnowledgeLearningSocietyDemandEqualExperienceFoundationExcellenceCriticsEqualityEducationalAccessSuperiorsDullOur SocietyAcademicClassroomFairnessEquityLearnersEqual OpportunityAffluentAffordingAccess To EducationStrong FoundationAcademic Excellence Author:E. D. Hirsch, Jr.