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Quote by John Locke
If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thi

If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands. – John Locke

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Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing. – John Locke

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Knowledge
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John Locke
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Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him. – John Locke

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Education
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John Locke
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Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a wearisome malady. – François Duc de la Rochefoucauld

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The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. – G.K. Chesterton

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You dont have to be a wreck. You dont have to be sick. Ones aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out. – Jeanne Moreau

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If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, thats not going to promote healthiness. – Larry Page

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I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people. – Chief Joseph

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