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Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, n

Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, not an embrace. – George Santayana

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To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. – George Santayana

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Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is the pursuit of knowledge and how much happier is that man who believes his native town to be the world than he who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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I think education is one of the greatest tools for most kids not only to expand their book knowledge, but their ability to experience new things – I think it opens more doors than any other experience I can think of. – Will Estes

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A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, thats when cuisine is truly exciting. – Charlie Trotter

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Knowledge of other peoples beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. – Kjell Magne Bondevik

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