General Knowledge Quotes

“We ought to read mainly, not to know more, but to remind ourselves that we do not know much.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“No general knowledge is expressible except in abstract terms. There is nothing particularly difficult about abstractions. We use them every day of our lives and in every sort of conversation. However, the words "abstract" and "concrete" seem to trouble many persons. [How to Read a Book (1972), P. 283]”
― Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren

“Lord Krishna taught Arjuna, the bhagavad gita; What might have been the teaching of Saguni to Duryodhana? Will it be the same?”
― Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“I am not an expert in anything. I form very few hard and fast judgements about politics, the economy, and international affairs. International news, even dramatic news, leaves me pretty much indifferent, I feel guilty about that.”
― Édouard Levé, Autoportrait

“Guessing a person’s ethnicity right without asking them is a talent that flows within you once you start living in the UAE.”
― Samama Reza, Anti-Romantic