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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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The visible mark of extraordinary wisdom and power appear so plainly in all the works of creation. – John Locke

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Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself. – John Locke

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But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals. – John Buchanan Robinson

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Crime shapes how we think about the world it shapes social decisions that we make it shapes our base of knowledge. But we dont talk about it intelligently. – Bill James

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My musical knowledge is so bad its embarrassing. When composers discuss music with someone as primitive as myself, they have to talk about it in terms of senses and emotion, rather than keys and tempo. – Jane Campion

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