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Quote by Will Durant
Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the sou

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul. – Will Durant

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Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. – Will Durant

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To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant

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He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did not suppose had come to his knowledge. As he kept me talking for over half an hour, I flattered myself that what I had to say interested him. – Henry Villard

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Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot. – Sicilian Proverb

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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever

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A peoples literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can. – Edith Hamilton

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