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The real difference between a mans scientific judgments about hims

The real difference between a mans scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge. – Edward Thorndike

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There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together there are no ideas – the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform. – Edward Thorndike

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Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man. – Edward Thorndike

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Science
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Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature. – Edward Thorndike

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Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person. – Ethel Watts Mumford

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Is it right to probe so deeply into Natures secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful. – Pierre Curie

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It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have led to the relativity theory, resulting in a very great theoretical development, are completely trivial from any point of view except their relevance to the structure of a theoretical system. – Talcott Parsons

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A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge. – B. H. Liddell Hart

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