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Quote by William Shenstone
His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge

His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. – William Shenstone

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The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate. – William Shenstone

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Letters
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Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. – William Shenstone

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Anger
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Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former. – William Shenstone

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Beauty
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Whole areas of knowledge and information have been defined into nonexistence because the system cannot know, understand, control, or measure them. – Anne Wilson Schaef

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Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives. – Edwin Louis Cole

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Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes. – Milton Friedman

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Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with. – Robert Staughton Lynd

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I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadnt meant my answers literally. – Calvin Trillin

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The joke in our family is that we can cry reading the phone book. – Ron Reagan

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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends. – Chinese Proverb

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