“An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”– Thomas a Kempis Related Quotes “Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination.”– Alfred North Whitehead “And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a good citizen, and a good son, brother, or father, than the knowledge that you come from honest blood.”– John Sergeant Wise “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”– Confucius