scientia potentia est

A Latin phrase meaning "knowledge is power." Renaissance scholar Sir Francis Bacon is usually credited with popularizing the phrase. A successful life starts with a good education—after all, scientia potentia est.

See also: EST, potentia

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

(as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
sure as eggs is eggs
a penny for them
no cigar
life of Riley
the life of Riley
the life of Reilly
great minds
great minds think alike
be twiddling (one's) thumbs

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"Scientia potentia est." This may not mean much to you unless you understand Latin, but translated into English, the saying often attributed to Sir Francis Bacon means "knowledge is power." Having knowledge or information about something gives you the power to use it and pass it on because what good is knowledge if it isn't shared?

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THE Latin aphorism "scientia potentia est" translated as "knowledge is power", spans history and culture.

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(38) Latin maxim "For also knowledge itself is power," stated originally by Francis Bacon in MEDITATIONES SACRAE (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as "knowledge is power." Wikipedia, Scientia potentia est, http://en.wikiedia.orwiki/Scientia potentia est (as of Nov.

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释义	scientia potentia est scientia potentia est A Latin phrase meaning "knowledge is power." Renaissance scholar Sir Francis Bacon is usually credited with popularizing the phrase. A successful life starts with a good education—after all, scientia potentia est. See also: EST, potentia Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) sure as eggs is eggs a penny for them no cigar life of Riley the life of Riley the life of Reilly great minds great minds think alike be twiddling (one's) thumbs References in periodicals archive "Scientia potentia est." This may not mean much to you unless you understand Latin, but translated into English, the saying often attributed to Sir Francis Bacon means "knowledge is power." Having knowledge or information about something gives you the power to use it and pass it on because what good is knowledge if it isn't shared? Members Helping Members Pays the Best Dividends THE Latin aphorism "scientia potentia est" translated as "knowledge is power", spans history and culture. Is Commission the end of the Freedom of Information Act? About AquaSPE AG "Aqua Scientia Potentia Est" - Water Knowledge is Power. Swiss Innovator AquaSPE Launches AI Platform to Solve the World's Water Crisis (38) Latin maxim "For also knowledge itself is power," stated originally by Francis Bacon in MEDITATIONES SACRAE (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as "knowledge is power." Wikipedia, Scientia potentia est, http://en.wikiedia.orwiki/Scientia potentia est (as of Nov. Avoiding collateral damage: vacating a judgment as part of a settlement
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