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Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with

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

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Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms. – Bryant H. McGill

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At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. – Charles Babbage

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To say, well done to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge. – Phillips Brooks

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Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken. – David Herbert Lawrence

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