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Quote by George Eliot
Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. -

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. – George Eliot

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The best augury of a mans success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. – George Eliot

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best
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Rome – the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar. – George Eliot

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History
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George Eliot
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Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make Antonio Stradivariuss violins without Antonio. – George Eliot

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Violins
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If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge. – Brad Sherman

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I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion. – Alexander the Great

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Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was told to me, so, in turn, will I tell it over again, to the best of my art and knowledge. Hearken now to my story, its why and its reason. – Marie de France

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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved. – Thucydides

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Your ignorance cramps my conversation. – Anthony Hope

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If I finance a bank and I know if the bank will get in trouble, I will be hit and I will lose money, I will put a price on that. – Jeroen Dijsselbloem

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First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they dont come, I choose the ones that pay the rent. – Michael Caine

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To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute. – James Buchanan

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