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Quote by Norman Juster
You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out co

You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do. – Norman Juster

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Genuine ignorance is… profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas. – John Dewey

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A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. – Anatole France

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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. – Bertrand Russell

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