Thomas Sowell Quotes

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.

Data is not necessarily information. Information does not necessarily lead to knowledge. And knowledge is not always sufficient to discover truth and breed wisdom.

Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?

Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves.

The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.

Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses; how wide is that we gain from other sources.

Knowledge goes hand and hand with truth.

I think there's data, and then there's information that comes from data, and then there's knowledge that comes from information. And then, after knowledge, there is wisdom. I am interested in how to get from data to wisdom.

Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.

Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all.

Knowledge can communicated but not wisdom.

He that has sense knows that learning is not knowledge, but rather the art of using it.

It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.

Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.

Data isn't information. ... Information, unlike data, is useful. While there's a gulf between data and information, there's a wide ocean between information and knowledge. What turns the gears in our brains isn't information, but ideas, inventions, and inspiration. Knowledge-not information-implies understanding. And beyond knowledge lies what we should be seeking: wisdom.

You cannot be wise without some basis of knowledge, but you may easily acquire knowledge and remain bare of wisdom.

The wise needn't ask, the fool asks in vain.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

Information is not knowledge.