Quote by John Cheever
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choo

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

Other quotes by John Cheever

When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. – John Cheever

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Family
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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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The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to deafness, near-sightedness, lameness, and involuntary cruelty. We seem tragically unable to help one another, to understand one another. – John Cheever

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Perfection
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Other Quotes from
Knowledge
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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. – Bertrand Russell

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Knowledge

Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. – Vine Deloria, Jr.

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Knowledge

This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding. – Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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Knowledge

Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed. – Terry Goodkind

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Knowledge

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Vast is the field of Science. The more a man knows, the more he will find he has to know. – Samuel Richardson

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Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. – Les Brown

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motivational

When I had reached my term, I looked like a rat dragging a stolen egg. – Colette

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Its never too late to take your heart health seriously and make it a priority. – Jennie Garth

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Health