"Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar." — William Drummond

"Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar."

— William Drummond

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11 Quotes by William Drummond

William Drummond has 11 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy…
So that my life be brave, what though not long?
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is…
I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.
Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art This is really what thou…
There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly than the tongue is able…
He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not…
He who dares not reason, is a slave.
As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any…
Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds…

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More Intelligence Quotes

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. — Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
Wit is educated insolence. — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. — Isaac Asimov
Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
People are smarter than you might think. — John Astin
If one of the arguments against eating meat is to do with cruelty and animal intelligence, then lab meat avoids… — Margaret Atwood
Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All… — Saint Augustine
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he… — Sri Aurobindo

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