knowledge is power
Understanding grants strength
Knowledge is power asserts that what you know determines what you can do—information and understanding give you advantages over those who lack them.
The phrase captures how education, expertise, or insider information translates into influence and control: In negotiations, knowledge is power, so do your research first.
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- educationSystematic development of mind
- lifelong learningOngoing self-improvement through study
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- truthAccordance with reality
authority · enlightenment · accountability · advocacy · independence · skepticism · research · wisdom · awareness · mastery · Francis Bacon · study · strategy · decision-making · comprehension · educated guess · discovery · inquiry
- famous quoteseureka, one small step, e equals mc squared, survival of the fittest, pale blue dot
- Famous Sayingsbetter late than never, ignorance is bliss, haste makes waste, carpe diem, seize the day
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- moral sayingsdo unto others, golden rule, do the right thing, honesty is the best policy, treat others fairly
- Mottoescarpe diem, be prepared, excelsior, always ready, liberty or death
- wisdom sayingsproverbs, sayings, adages, maxims, aphorisms
knowledge is powerignorance is bliss
Not knowing protects happiness
plausible deniability · willful ignorance · blissful ignorance
knowledge is powermoney talks
Riches hold influence
brute force · blind faith · physical strength · blood is thicker than water
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