Gaining Knowledge Quotes

“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.”
― Tomie dePaola

“Life's greatest lessons were not shown to me, read to me, illustrated or explained to me; they happened to me.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“...[I]n any inquiry you are likely to attain more nearly to knowledge of your object in proportion to the care and accuracy with which you have prepared yourself to understand that object in itself[.]”
― Socrates, Apology, Crito And Phaedo Of Socrates.

“School is about gaining knowledge.
Relationships are about gaining knowledge.
Talents and abilities are about gaining knowledge.
The world in its universe is about gaining knowledge.
Your very existence in time is about gaining knowledge.
If the days are passing by and you are not gaining knowledge, seriously stop and examine why not.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

“Education is simply the act of gaining knowledge. Nothing to do with school.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo