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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. – Francis Bacon

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Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into mens heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings. – Francis Bacon

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Doubt
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In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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When you deal with a person whos experiencing dementia, you can see where theyre struggling with knowledge. You can see what they forget completely, what they forget but they know what they once knew. You can tell how theyre trying to remember. – Walter Mosley

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Knowledge

Knowledge is true opinion. – Plato

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Knowledge

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable. – Alonzo Mourning

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Knowledge

Personal law is simply the thought that controls your mind and your life more than any other thought. Finding that thought is the most valuable knowledge that you can have about yourself. It is like the leverage on personal change. It enables you to change very efficiently. – Leonard Orr

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Knowledge

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Prisons dont rehabilitate, they dont punish, they dont protect, so what the hell do they do? – Jerry Brown

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You can ask me pretty much anything. Therell be things Ill go, That feels a little too personal. But most things I dont have a fear of being asked about. – Nicole Kidman

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It is a power stronger than will. Could a stone escape from the laws of gravity? Impossible. Impossible, for evil to form an alliance with good. – Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont

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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. – Thomas Jefferson

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