Knowledge is power

Cultural  

1. The more one knows, the more one will be able to control events. This sentence is found in the works of Francis Bacon (see also Bacon).

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Example Sentences

Beseeching his pardon, we would speak to our sovereign Pontiff, whose kindness stimulates our boldness, whose knowledge supports our ignorance, whose patience assures indulgence.

From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Norton, Arthur Orlo