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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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Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence. – David Hume

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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker. – David Hume

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I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. – Yoshihiko Noda

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How can smart women be so stupid about men sometimes? Lack of knowledge. Its what men have kept secret for so long. – Steve Harvey

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Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion. – Albert J. Nock

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