"Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And……" — Laozi
"Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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