Quote by John Calvin
Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly

Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. – John Calvin

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No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief. – John Calvin

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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that Gods truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. – John Calvin

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Mans mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain. – John Calvin

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The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge. – Seymour Papert

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Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. – Hermann Hesse

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Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge. – John Charles Polanyi

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Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry. – Scott Turow

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I dont feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves. – John Wayne

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I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do. – Penelope Spheeris

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Its coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. Its not just climate change its sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now. – David Attenborough

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