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The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. -

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. – John Locke

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As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears. – John Locke

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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. – John Locke

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If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands. – John Locke

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The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners. – Thomas B. Macaulay

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Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists. – Corliss Lamont

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He that hath knowledge spareth his words. – Francis Bacon

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It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. – John Locke

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Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned. – Izaak Walton

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I am a serious food lover and Peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world. – Helena Christensen

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