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- Erudition - dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. — Ambrose Bierce
- No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for… — Edward McKendree Bounds
- Two evils, of almost equal weight, may befall the man of erudition; never to be listened to, and to be listened to… — Walter Savage Landor
- We rarely quote nowadays to appeal to authority... though we quote sometimes to display our sapience and erudition. Some authors we quote… — Ihab Hassan
- Bernard Williams has been a distinctive presence on the intellectual scene for more than three decades. . . . His writings do… — Colin McGinn
- Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media. — William Safire
- Ignorance may find a truth on its doorstep that erudition vainly seeks in the stars. — George Iles
- A man who knows the world will not only make the most of everything he does know, but of many things he… — Charles Caleb Colton
- Nobody brings ancient history and archaeology to life like Adrienne Mayor. From the Russian steppes to China, and from Roman Egypt and… — Edith Hall
- Exploring Ecclesiology is true to its subtitle, being both vibrantly evangelical and admirably ecumenical; it is commendable for its depth, breadth, and… — Carl E. Olson
- Read for yourselves, read for the sake of your inspiration, for the sweet turmoil in your lovely head. But also read against… — Adam Zagajewski
- Far more gardens fail because the gardener is absent or not paying attention than because he or she lacks erudition. Yes, you… — Barbara Damrosch