Quote by Abigail Adams
Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so but she

Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since. – Abigail Adams

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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. – Abigail Adams

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If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge. – Brad Sherman

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Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge. – Dante Alighieri

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In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory. – Alfred North Whitehead

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