Proverbs and Sayings About Knowledge The Purpose of Knowledge is Goodness Knowledge without action is like a ship without features. Seek knowledge and don't be lazy, for goodness is far removed from the lazy. God grants knowledge to the happy and deprives it to the miserable. Failure is the experience that precedes success, so don't despair. Learn, for one is not born knowledgeable...and one who is knowledgeable is not the same as one who is ignorant. Knowledge is nothing but a reorganization of your daily thinking.