knowledge Quotes

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values.

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

In everything one thing is impossible: rationality.

There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane.

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.