All Quotes By Tag: Knowledge
“Texting is not talking and a phone is not a friend.”
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“stop blaming God for your decisions”
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“Because it is so unbelievable, the truth often escapes being known.”
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“The purpose of a profession is to fulfil the personal wishes of a prospect.”
“Shall that be shut to man, which to the beast Is open? or will God incense his ire For such a petty trespass? and not praise Rather your dauntless virtue, whom the pain Of death denounced, whatever thing death be, Deterred not from achieving what might lead To happier life, knowledge of good and evil; Of good, how just? of evil, if what is evil Be real, why not known, since easier shunned? God therefore cannot hurt ye, and be just; Not just, not God: not feared then, nor obeyed: Your fear itself of death removes the fear. Why then was this forbid? Why, but to awe; Why, but to keep ye low and ignorant, His worshippers? He knows that in the day Ye eat thereof, your eyes, that seem so clear, Yet are but dim, shall perfectly be then Opened and cleared, and ye shall be as gods, Knowing both good and evil, as they know.”
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“Do not be afraid of books, Miss Bennet. Simply treat them with the respect they deserve, and you will be richly rewarded. You do not have to be clever or rich or have attended celebrated schools or universities in order to appreciate them. It is enough simply to have an open and receptive mind– and sometimes, it is true, a little perseverance. But you must not be afraid, Miss Bennett, for books do not judge you.”
“The known is finite, the unknown is infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to claim a little more land.”
“One who knows what he or she knows as well as what he or she does not know is a genius.”
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“Wisdom begins in knowing the self.”
“Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness into the vivacious light of the day.”
“A professional who doesn’t deliver as committed is not just lazy, he is a liar.”
“Let someone else be the most powerful country, make ours the most peaceful country.”
“Fashion doesn’t make you perfect, but it makes you pretty.”
“In a democracy, there will be more complaints but less crisis, in a dictatorship more silence but much more suffering.”
“A good swordsman is more important than a good sword.”