Quote by Lafcadio Hearn
A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind. – Lafcadio Hearn

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But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose. – Lafcadio Hearn

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But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth that is the happiness of being truly loved. – Lafcadio Hearn

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French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow. – Lafcadio Hearn

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The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge. – Seymour Papert

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The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. – Plato

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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. – Plutarch

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