Scientia est lux lucis

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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.

[edit] 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.