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Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall.
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I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope…
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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by…
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The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.
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Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius…
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The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance,…
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It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he…
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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed,…
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Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge,…
— Charles Babbage
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Young gentlemen, who are to display their knowledge to the world, should have every motive of emulation, should be formed into regular…
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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And through meditation comes wisdom - not through studying books, not through scriptures. Through scriptures one can become knowledgeable but no wise.…
— Rajneesh
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The natural scientists of the previous age knew less than we do and believed they were very close to the goal: we…
— Georg C. Lichtenberg
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It's not a good idea to take a forecast from someone wearing a tie. If possible, tease people who take themselves and…
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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So no one should rely on television either for their knowledge of music or for news. There's just more going on. It's…
— Kurt Loder
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The people I go after are the false experts, those who do not accept the limits of their knowledge.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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