scire quod sciendum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.re kʷod skiˈen.dum/, [ˈs̠kiːrɛ kʷɔd̪ s̠kiˈɛn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.re kwod ʃiˈen.dum/, [ˈʃiːre kwɔd̪ ʃiˈɛn̪d̪um]

Noun

scīre quod sciendum

1. "Knowledge which is worth having"
   • Matthew Arnold, Johnson's Lives of the Poets:

     Da mihi, Domine, scire quod sciendum est. (Translation: "Grant, O Lord, that the knowledge I get may be knowledge which is worth having.")