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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever

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All literary men are Red Sox fans – to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life. – John Cheever

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Society
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John Cheever
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A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbeys gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind. – John Cheever

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Loneliness
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I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable. – Alonzo Mourning

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

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If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. – Margaret Fuller

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Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. – William James

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My poetry, I think, has become the way of my giving out what music is within me. – Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

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If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that wont exclude anyone. – Jack Kingston

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A man chases a woman until she catches him. – American Proverb

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To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. – Henry David Thoreau

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