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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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So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil. – Laurence Sterne

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Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a mans stature as to his happiness. – Laurence Sterne

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The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. – Elbert Hubbard

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Readership was high, and very attentive. It was peoples only source of knowledge about the world. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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And most importantly perhaps, children can learn about their rights, share their knowledge with the children of other nations, identify problems with them and establish how they might work together to address them. – Carol Bellamy

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There can be no proof that Blakes lyric is composed of the best words in the best order only a conviction, accepted by our knowledge and judgment, that it is so. – John Drinkwater

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