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

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The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge. – Charles Babbage

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Ignorance is never better than knowledge. – Enrico Fermi

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