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" Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. "
William Penn
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" A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. "
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" Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. "
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" Electrical science has revealed to us the true nature of light, has provided us with innumerable appliances and instruments of precision, and has thereby vastly added to the exactness of our knowledge. "
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" We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. "
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" Over time, naturally, you lose your innocence from gaining knowledge. You can't be innocent forever, but there's something in innocence you need to regain to be creative. "
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" To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge. "
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" The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less. "
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" The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. "
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" To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge. "
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" Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us. "
William Penn
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" Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration. "
DeWitt Clinton
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" All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. "
Leonardo da Vinci
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" For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics. "
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Without
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" Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. "
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" When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised. "
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Heart
People
" Knowledge is love and light and vision. "
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" Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. "
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Extent
Know
" You are the master of your own ship, pal. There are lots of people who fall into troubled waters and don't have the guts or the knowledge or the ability to make it to shore. They have nobody to blame but themselves. "
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" To be like Christ is to be a Christian. "
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Like
Christian
" He that lives to live forever, never fears dying. "
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" Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. "
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" Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. "
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" Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul. "
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" Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform. "
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Rarely
" He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care. "
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