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Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge. – John Boyd Orr

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Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. – Samuel Johnson

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Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge it is thinking that makes what we read ours. – John Locke

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Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age. – Jean-Francois Lyotard

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To say, well done to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge. – Phillips Brooks

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