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 knowledge of the forces that rule society, of the causes that have produced its upheavals, and of societys resources for promoting healthy progress has become of vital concern to our civilization. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses how wide is that we gain from other sources. – Matthew Simpson

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Even if youre improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure. – John Cale

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Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge. – H. G. Wells

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