Knowledge
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For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself
I have taken all knowledge to be my province
I am not young enough to know everything
Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know
Nature has given us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself
Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing
Who knows most, doubts most.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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