Quote by Thomas Malthus
I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foun

I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth. – Thomas Malthus

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I do not know that any writer has supposed that on this earth man will ultimately be able to live without food. – Thomas Malthus

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The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice. – Thomas Malthus

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A paradigm shift, where, in addition to physical inputs for farming, a focused emphasis placed on knowledge inputs can be a promising way forward. This knowledge-based approach will bring immense returns, particularly in rain fed and dry land farming areas. – Pratibha Patil

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Ardor, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge. – Ambrose Bierce

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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without for much knowledge is a curse. – Zhuangzi

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We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Man can certainly flee from God… but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate. – Karl Barth

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It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened. – Sir Philip Sidney

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I dont pay much attention to sports. – Jack Abramoff

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