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Quote by William Cowper
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more. – William Cowper

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I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute on;
but I wish that I could get away
And go home to the village of Bruton. – William Cowper

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