Scientia est lux lucis

Scientia est lux lucis

Scientia est lux lucis Latin for knowledge is enlightenment, also rendered as scientific knowledge is enlightenment, quotes Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519), the archetypical Renaissance man.

The phrase is the motto of the Vermont State Colleges, a consortium of public colleges in the U.S. state of Vermont.

References

*Heimbach, Elizabeth. "Latin Everywhere, Everyday: A Latin Phrase Workbook." Bolchazy-Carducci: 2004. ISBN 978-0865165724.
*Stone. Jon, R. "The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings." Routledge: 2004. ISBN 978-0415969086.


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