Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desi

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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We are born weak, we need strength helpless, we need aid foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to mans estate, is the gift of education. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Education
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Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all education? It is not to save time, but to squander it. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. – Roger Bacon

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Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it. – Zhuangzi

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No wonder lasts over three days. – Proverb

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The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. – Thomas Berger

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All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation. – Walter Benjamin

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Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. – George Bancroft

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Weve begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet – so we bought a dog. Well, its cheaper, and you get more feet. – Rita Rudner

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My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. Im not kidding. – Harry Mathews

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