“I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.”
— Jesse Ventura
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To that class we may leave it
“To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country, to enrich those dialects with terms of science borrowed from the Western nomenclature, and to render them by degrees fit vehicles for conveying knowledge to the great mass of the population.”
— Thomas B. Macaulay
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Inductive reason, which alone makes man master
“Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.”
— Muhammad Iqbal
Author: Muhammad Iqbal
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To know, is to know that you
“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.”
— Socrates
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Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree:
“Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.”
— T. S. Eliot
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All human knowledge takes the form of
“All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.”
— Walter Benjamin
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Golf… is the infallible test. The man
“Golf… is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.”
— P. G. Wodehouse
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Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to
“Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.”
— Terry Goodkind
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Everything has been said yet few have
“Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not.”
— Raoul Vaneigem
Author: Raoul Vaneigem
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Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory
“Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.”
— Albert J. Nock
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Perhaps as good a classification as any
“Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity – the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.”
— Irving Babbitt
Author: Irving Babbitt
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