“Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.”
— George Santayana
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I would rather excel others in the
“I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.”
— Alexander the Great
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It is not when truth is dirty,
“It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
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The greatest gift is the passion for
“The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.”
— Moses Hadas
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Zeal will do more than knowledge.
“Zeal will do more than knowledge.”
— William Hazlitt
Author: William Hazlitt
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His priority did not seem to be
“His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even… knowledge, was foolproof.”
— J. K. Rowling
Author: J. K. Rowling
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And what, Socrates, is the food of
“And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.”
— Plato
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The benefits of education and of useful
“The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.”
— Sam Houston
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Even knowledge has to be in the
“Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.”
— Baltasar Gracian
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Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge,
“Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads.”
— James Northcote
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I believe that the quantum of our
“I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave voices speaking out.”
— Peter Garrett
Author: Peter Garrett
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