I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion. Alexander the Great
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past. Aaron Swartz
With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past.
The truth and the facts aren't necessarily the same thing. Telling the truth is the object of all art; facts are what the unimaginative have instead of ideas. A. A. Gill
The truth and the facts aren't necessarily the same thing. Telling the truth is the object of all art; facts are what the unimaginative have instead of ideas.
I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge. Abdullah ibn Mubarak
I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge.
A little learning is a dangerous thing. Alexander Pope
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge. Abdullah ibn Mubarak
We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.
Paraphrased: Among the degrees of the universal Manifestation, each sentient creature typically experiences an illusory sense of autonomy. At the same time, with or without the creature's awareness, the creature subsists eternally as an "immutable prototype" in the divine Knowledge. Abdelkader El Djezairi
Paraphrased: Among the degrees of the universal Manifestation, each sentient creature typically experiences an illusory sense of autonomy. At the same time, with or without the creature's awareness, the creature subsists eternally as an "immutable prototype" in the divine Knowledge.
It is an anomaly that information, the one thing most necessary to our survival as choosers of our own way, should be a commodity subject to the same merchandising rules as chewing gum. A. J. Liebling
It is an anomaly that information, the one thing most necessary to our survival as choosers of our own way, should be a commodity subject to the same merchandising rules as chewing gum.
Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe. Alexander Pope
Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.
Let me always remember that it is not the amount of religious knowledge which I have, but the amount which I use, that determines my religious position and character. Alexander MacLaren
Let me always remember that it is not the amount of religious knowledge which I have, but the amount which I use, that determines my religious position and character.
If the divine Mercy grants him the knowledge of himself, then his adoration will be pure; and, for him, paradise and hell, recompense, spiritual degrees and all created things will be as though God had never created them. He will not accord them any importance, nor will he take them into consideration, except to the extent that it is prescribed by the divine Law and Wisdom. For then he will know Who is the sole Agent. Abdelkader El Djezairi
If the divine Mercy grants him the knowledge of himself, then his adoration will be pure; and, for him, paradise and hell, recompense, spiritual degrees and all created things will be as though God had never created them. He will not accord them any importance, nor will he take them into consideration, except to the extent that it is prescribed by the divine Law and Wisdom. For then he will know Who is the sole Agent.
Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found. Alexander Pope
Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.
At its most dynamic, faith evolves into powerful applicable knowledge. Aberjhani
At its most dynamic, faith evolves into powerful applicable knowledge.
Careful studies of cases dealing with supposed 'mental disorder' have at times revealed that many thought to be insane or warped in some fashion were actually simply highly sensitive individuals. What they suffered from was not mental debilitation, but personal and communal ignorance of psychic reality. Aberjhani
Careful studies of cases dealing with supposed 'mental disorder' have at times revealed that many thought to be insane or warped in some fashion were actually simply highly sensitive individuals. What they suffered from was not mental debilitation, but personal and communal ignorance of psychic reality.
In vain sedate reflections we would make When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. Alexander Pope
In vain sedate reflections we would make When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.
"I just like to know," said Pooh humbly. A. A. Milne
"I just like to know," said Pooh humbly.
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