Insightful Quotes About Knowledge
What is knowledge? What good is it to us? Do we need it? Let’s take a look. And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. — Plato
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The I that sees me
There was a young man who said ‘though It seems that I know that I know, What I would like to see Is the I that sees me When I know that I know that I know’. – Alan Watts
The meaning of existence
“I seek the meaning of existence,” said the stranger. “You are of course assuming,” said the Master, “that existence has a meaning.” “Doesn’t it?” “When you experience existence as it is – not as you think it is – you will discover that your question has no meaning,” said the Master. – Anthony de Mello
I ask only to be used
I do not ask to see, I do not ask to know, I ask only to be used. – Anonymous
I’d rather feel it
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. – St. Thomas Aquinas
Much easier to carry
You’ve traveled up ten thousand steps in search of the truth. So many days in the archives, copying, copying. The gravity of the Tang and the profundity of the Sung make heavy baggage. Here! I’ve picked you a bunch of wild flowers. Their meaning is the same but they’re much easier to carry. – Hsu…
Surrender in love
Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender in love, Because there follows immediate peace. – From the Bhagavad Gita
The greatest of all delusions
The greatest of all delusions is the conviction that knowledge is not a delusion. – Tripura Rahasya