This was quoted by Francis Bacon in his book ‘Meditationes Sacrae and Human Philosophy’ during 1597, but is rooted from a proverb in Sanskrit — an ancient Indian language.
“There is no comparison between a king and a scholar, as the king is celebrated only in his country, whereas, a scholar is celebrated everywhere.”
These words contain the meaning that “knowledge is more powerful than physical strength and no great work can be done without knowledge.”
Knowledge is indeed powerful, and people are able to achieve their goals and outstanding results by using knowledge — if one aimed to become a doctor in the future, then knowledge of scientific terms and other information related to this field are needed in order for that individual to succeed.
Knowledge also sits on top of a throne.
The idea of knowledge is integrated within education, as teachers emphasise the importance of revision, pumping knowledge after knowledge into students’ brains to prepare them for exams.
The results of these exams, through the use of knowledge, then determines those who are top-achievers and under-achievers.
Typically, students with the best grades are considered to be the ‘winners’ as they are deemed to be people who will go on to achieve the best out of everyone.
Let’s be real, a student with low grades probably won’t get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge when compared to a student whose grades are skyrocketing across the whole of space.
This is when we realise that having knowledge is important if you want to achieve the best in education.
Of course, knowledge about life is important too — how will we become wiser to educate future generations without it?
Without knowledge about life, we wouldn’t know about the changing seasons, the process of a seed growing into a plant, what to do when you have your first heartbreak or when you pop your first pimple… Knowledge comes with life experiences, and for most, it shapes who they become as they grow older.
There are also the simple things that enable us to have power when we have knowledge.
For example, when we have knowledge on self-defense, although something physical, we instantly have power over those with the intention to harm us.
The idea of using one’s own knowledge for encouraging the goodness in society to thrive, has not gone unnoticed.
There are individuals who use their knowledge to help those in need.
For example, Hippocrates, known to be the founder of medicine, studied the human body — his medical practice was then based on these observations.
He then proceeded to share his knowledge by opening a medical school in order to teach his ideas.
And then there are innovative ideas creating the modern world that we know today.
“We started out to get a computer in the hands of everyday people, and we succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.” — Steve Jobs.
*Without the Internet we wouldn't be here, we wouldn't be sharing anything on HotCopper, because it wouldn't Exist
*We wouldn't find Stocks to research or Invest in, let alone be able share any of that "Knowledge" for the benefit of our fellow or Future Shareholders
*I'm Happy to spend Hours each Day and Night in the pursuit of "Knowledge" and share it here if i think it might Help with my / anyone's Investment decisions tbo.
*What People choose to do it is entirely up to them.
*Lucky for You there's a IGNORE function on HC that i recommend you use so that anymore of "rampant upramping" on my part doesn't offend you
*Food for thought - Frank
“Knowledge is power”
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