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title: "4 Knowing Names Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“knowing the names of things is a way to pay respect to the beauty of the world,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/knowing-the-names-of-things-is-a-way-to-pay-respect-to-the-beauty-of/)

[Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/)

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> [And I'm convinced that knowing the names of things braces people up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-bellow/and-i-m-convinced-that-knowing-the-names-of-things-braces-people-up/)

[Saul Bellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-bellow/)

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> [There are many forms of love and affection, some people can spend their whole lives together without knowing each other's names. Naming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/there-are-many-forms-of-love-and-affection-some-people-can-spend/)

[Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/)

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> [What signifies knowing the Names, if you know not the Natures of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/what-signifies-knowing-the-names-if-you-know-not-the-natures-of-things/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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