Plotinus Quotes on Knowledge
Plotinus was a 3rd-century philosopher of late antiquity, born in Roman Egypt and active in Rome, where he founded the philosophical school whose teaching is preserved in the Enneads. This page collects quotes attributed to Plotinus on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Plotinus:
“Withdraw into yourself and look.”
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Attributed to Plotinus:
“If you do not become equal to God, you cannot understand God: for the like is known by the like.”
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Attributed to Plotinus:
“All things, in proportion to their possession of being, possess unity.”
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Attributed to Plotinus:
“He who has but the slightest experience of beauty knows what beauty is.”
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Attributed to Plotinus:
“Knowledge has three degrees: opinion, science, and illumination.”
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Attributed to Plotinus:
“The wise man recognises the idea of the good in all that he sees.”