Quote by Samuel Butler
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of know

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing. – Samuel Butler

Other quotes by Samuel Butler

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing. – Samuel Butler

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Humor
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Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it. – Samuel Butler

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Excess
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He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. – Samuel Butler

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best
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Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring. – Jesse James Garrett

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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know? – Theodore Bikel

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Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training. – Harrison Salisbury

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Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate. – Caleb Cushing

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