Knowledge

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Every generalization is dangerous, especially this one
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts
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
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