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Persius has justly observed, that knowledge is nothing to him who is not known by others to possess it: to the scholar himself it is…

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There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree…
It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of…
He that is warm for truth, and fearless in its defense, performs one of the duties of a good man; he strenghtens…
He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.
Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the…
I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful;…

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Look at the evils of the world around you and protect yourself from them. Our teachers give all the wrong messages to… — Muhammad Iqbal
Art without knowledge is nothing! — Jean-Pascal Mignot
Persius has justly observed, that knowledge is nothing to him who is not known by others to possess it: to the scholar… — Samuel Johnson
Knowledge is nothing else than reflection or mirroring. Knowledge exists in itself only if this reflection or mirroring does and by no… — Sorin Cerin

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