Christiaan Huygens

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

I never allow myself to be disheartened by any difficulty, however great.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

The only source of knowledge is experience.