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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property ent

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession – a property entirely our own. – Samuel Smiles

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We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. – Samuel Smiles

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Failure
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The wise man… if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. – Samuel Smiles

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Peace
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Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. – Samuel Smiles

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To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the gaze of knowledge behind ones own eye. Modern science can acknowledge no other than this epistemological stand-point. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didnt know. – Susan Orlean

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I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad? – Tom Clancy

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Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge. – Claude Bernard

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I am very sorry to know and hear how unreverently that most precious jewel, the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in every ale-house and tavern, contrary to the true meaning and doctrine of the same. – Edward VIII

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I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect. – E. O. Wilson

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Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool. – Maynard James Keenan

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