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“Change is scientific, ‘progress’ is ethical. Change is indubitable whereas progress is a matter of controversy.”
“If one is to rule, and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality.”
“So really…what is war? A senseless battle between men's inflated ego.”
“the true knowledge is disciplined and tested knowledge,—not the first thought that comes, so the true passion is disciplined and tested passion,—not the first passion that comes. The first that com...”
“Wisdom is available free of charge, but one has to give away somethings to acquire it!”
“Iyther you dont know nothing or you know too much it dont seam like theres any thing in be twean.”
“Experts are by definition the servants of those in power: they don't really THINK, they just apply their knowledge to problems defined by the powerful.”
“It pains me to have all this knowledge and no one to share it with, I’d have to say its number 3 on my list. – Of what causes me the most pain.”
“Decided knowledge is not called ‘knowledge’. Decided knowledge is called Principle.”
“HOW CAN YOU KNOW THIS?” the Voice demanded.“I look at things and think about them,” Folly replied. “And use my intuition, of course, and deduction and induction, as well as any historical or theore...”
“Life-long learning is the modus of keeping your brain…your thoughts…your ideas…engaged in a quest for knowledge that enriches and expands the mind with a constant thirst for wisdom.”
“I’d venture to guess that a list of things you know nothing about could fill volumes.”
“That which cures all worldly miseries, is called ‘Scientific’ Knowledge.”
“There really is nothing like firsthand knowledge if it’s mine.”
“Don't be ashamed for lack of knowledge. The real crime is having but not using it”
“Burning cocaine is the worst smell in the world. It smells like burning plastic and rat poison combined. A friend of mine once told me, that when you want to know something about anything, put some...”
“Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves.”
“...the more we learn, the more we realize how much we don't know.”
“Be a dog, but don't be a younger brother.Proverb.”
“Because knowledge is not for showing off. If I do good work, people should notice me.”