knowledge

"In the beginning..when ray and day hadn't yet come into existence at all, there was a kind of radiance that illuminates universe. That radiance is the light of knowledge and goodness. That radiance will persistently and consistently shines brightly even after all the stars and moons in this vast universe died out."

"To acquire knowledge, one must study;but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"Love Undeniable [10w] A lover may deny anything to their lover but love."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

"Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human, how do we know the things that we think we know."

"Wenn [der Lehrer] wirklich weise ist, fordert er euch nicht auf, ins Haus seiner Weisheit einzutreten, sondern führt euch an die Schwelle eures eigenen Geistes."

"Everything I need to know... I learned in kindergarten."

"When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense."

"It's simple, it's not that simple; or life is simple, but the things in it are not. When a man does not understand it, he tends to inflate it. When he does, he tends to deflate it. In the end, neither images are fully accurate."

"You cannot go on 'explaining away' for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away. You cannot go on 'seeing through' things for ever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it."

"The exaltation and happiness of any community, goes hand in hand with the knowledge possessed by the people, when applied to laudable ends; whereupon we can exclaim like the wise man; righteousness exalteth a nation; for righteousness embraces knowledge and knowledge is power."

"Charity [10w] Contentment over your life is the best aphrodisiac for charity."

"Rain Check I'm a shitty typist and speller, I hunt and peck,I wrote, "i LeFt mY sWeEtToOtH iN yOuR nEcKoF tHe WoOdS, cOuLd YoU pLeAsE bRiNgIt BeCk."Surprisingly, you did,and left."rAiN cHeCk."

"Leaps of Faith [10w] Like religion, leaps of faith are behind all idealistic movements."

"I think that knowledge enslaves us, that at the base of all knowledge there is a servility, the acceptation of a way of life wherein each moment has meaning only in relation to another or others that will follow it."

"Interpretations of interpretations interpreted."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."

"At present nothing is possible except to extend the area of sanity little by little. We cannot act collectively. We can only spread our knowledge outwards from individual to individual, generation after generation."

"Knowledge, like all things, is best in moderation,"intoned the Will. "Knowing everything means you don't need to think, and that is very dangerous."