There is nothing less powerful than knowledge unattached, and incapable of application. That is why what little knowledge I have has done myself personally so much harm. I do not know much, but if I knew a good deal less than that little I should be far more powerful.


Knowledge is Power - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part VII - On the Making of Music, Pictures, and Books

Samuel Butler Quotes

There is nothing less powerful than knowledge unattached, and incapable of application. That is why what little knowledge I have has done myself...

There is nothing less powerful than knowledge unattached, and incapable of application. That is why what little knowledge I have has done myself...

There is nothing less powerful than knowledge unattached, and incapable of application. That is why what little knowledge I have has done myself...

There is nothing less powerful than knowledge unattached, and incapable of application. That is why what little knowledge I have has done myself...