Quote by John Locke
The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own i

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. – John Locke

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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. – John Locke

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It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. – John Locke

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The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come. – John Jewel

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It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge. – Enrico Fermi

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Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche. – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding. – Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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