Quote by Thomas Reid
There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge tha

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. – Thomas Reid

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Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned. – Thomas Reid

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And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also. – Thomas Reid

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Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science. – Blaise Pascal

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In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance. – Henry Miller

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Readership was high, and very attentive. It was peoples only source of knowledge about the world. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones. – Arthur Conan Doyle

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