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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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The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding. – Francis Bacon

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Aging is an inevitable process. I surely wouldnt want to grow younger. The older you become, the more you know your bank account of knowledge is much richer. – William Holden

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The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. – James A. Baldwin

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That was really so upsetting when you are trying to pass on some very serious knowledge and be basically, treated worse than a student coming off the street because his father pays the tuition. Come on. Give me a break. This is no school. This is a joke. – Miroslav Vitous

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