Knowledge

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The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing
There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there
The faster you go, the shorter you are
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree
I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance
Knowledge is more than equivalent to force
A desire of knowledge is the natural feeling of mankind; and every human being whose mind is not debauched, will be willing to give all that he has to get knowledge
The seeds of knowledge may be planted in solitude, but must be cultivated in public
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