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Quote by David Hume
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of

Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. – David Hume

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. – David Hume

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There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the same emotions which it observes in itself, and to find every where those ideas which are most present to it. – David Hume

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It wasnt a problem for me drawing humans although I had originally come to the studio with the idea that what I had to offer them was my knowledge in the drawing of animals. – Marc Davis

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One part of knowledge consists in being ignorant of such things as are not worthy to be known. – Crates

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If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. – Margaret Fuller

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Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didnt know. – Susan Orlean

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Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight. – Billy Corgan

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Time, the earth, and death are living things, as stories are — so long as other living things exist to feed them, and for them to nourish in their turn. – Robert Bringhurst, 1995, Introduction to The Dreamer Awakes by Alice Kane

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I spent a lot of years just learning my craft and falling down in front of the camera. – Thomas Jane

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