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Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge it is

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge it is thinking that makes what we read ours. – John Locke

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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. – 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 one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. – Aristotle

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Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. – Dante Alighieri

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Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations. – Lucy Stone

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Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection. – Alban Berg

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People use so much more health care when they live longer. – Michael Bloomberg

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