William Cowper Quotes

I don't know anything about anything. The only difference between then and now is this: I may know more than I used to but my wisdom pales in comparison to that which I have yet to learn

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

Learning something means coming into contact with a world of which you know nothing. In order to learn, you must be humble.

I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough and never will.

Learning is the very essence of humility . . .

Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully and digested fully, unlike that lunch you are bolting down, little friend.

Though a man be wise it is no shame for him to live and learn.

No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

It is only through reading that one can understand how people are smarter than you and what they have left behind for you.

The more we learn the more we realize how little we know.

I am not wise, but I can always learn.

Man is essentially ignorant, and becomes learned through acquiring knowledge.

Humility is the first step towards learning. You can’t learn until you are humble enough to realize there is something for you to learn.

The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most.

The more one learns, the more he understands his ignorance.

The more man learned, the more he realized he did not know.

Wisdom comes to those who learn nothing, unlearn everything.

It's nothing to be ashamed of. There comes a time in everything when you don't know something.

Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.

Knowledge is more a matter of learning than of the exercise of absolute judgment. Learning requires time, and in time the situation dealt with, as well as the learner, undergoes change.

As precious as knowledge itself is the learning. As precious as any reward is the earning.

Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflect on what before they knew.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.