Quote by Laurence Sterne
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. – Laurence Sterne

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Only the brave know how to forgive… a coward never forgave it is not in his nature. – Laurence Sterne

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Doubt grows with knowledge. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could – with 100 per cent certainty – know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were. – Hans Blix

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Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman the serpent is twining round it. – Arthur E. Waite

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I dont think any person has any special knowledge about what God has planned for me and you any more than me and you do. – Willie Nelson

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Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. – Benjamin Franklin

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If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. – Abraham Maslow

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Buildings should serve people, not the other way around. – John Portman

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