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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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I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. – John Locke

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Action
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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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Truth
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When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it. – John Locke

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The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms. – Christopher Dawson

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Knowledge

The medieval university looked backwards it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The modern university looks forward, and is a factory of new knowledge. – Thomas Huxley

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Knowledge

And, thats what I truly believe that were doing when were advancing scientific knowledge is were someday making the world better. Not only for our children, but for all people after that. – Duane G. Carey

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Knowledge

All men by nature desire knowledge. – Aristotle

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Knowledge

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A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally. – John Ratzenberger

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Humor

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified? – Chuck Palahniuk

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Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man–yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairsbreadth of time assigned to thee, live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ripe olive, extolling the season that bore it and the tree that matured it. – Marcus Antonius

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I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you cant. My attitude is always let it keep rolling. – Terrence Malick

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Attitude