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The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ign

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. – Benjamin Franklin

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I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances. – Benjamin Franklin

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He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. – Benjamin Franklin

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Is it right to probe so deeply into Natures secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful. – Pierre Curie

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If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands. – Polykarp Kusch

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Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. – Albert Einstein

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Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders dont always reflect or act on that knowledge. – David Suzuki

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I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you dont get ill. Your health is in your head. When you are satisfied with your work, you dont get ill. – Andre Rieu

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A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved for men favored by God with an extraordinary genius for swathing the bitter facts of life in bandages of self-illusion. – H.L. Mencken

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