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Knowledge
«I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion»
«I look back five years ago, when I thought I was adult and knew everything about the world, and I realize I knew nothing.»
«I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, when his wing is bruised and his bosom sore; when he beats his bars and he would be free, it is not a carol of joy or glee, but a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core.»
«I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death»
Author: Robert Fulghum
| About:
Belief,
Death and dying,
Dreams,
Experience,
Facts,
Grief,
History,
Hope,
Imagination,
Knowledge,
Laughter,
Love,
Myths
| Keywords:
cure, curing, facts, grief, history, imagination, laughter, myth, potent, powerful, stronger, The Cure, the Triumphs, triumphed, triumphing, triumphs
«It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.»
«I have discovered nothing new, I have only perceived what I already knew.»
Author: Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
(Novelist, Philosopher, Thinker)
| About:
Knowledge,
Truth,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
perceived
«It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.»
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
(Humorist, Physician, Poet, Professor, Writer)
| About:
Knowledge,
Listening,
Speech,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
privilege, province, Provinces of, Province of, The Province
«It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in humanity not to the sex that brings forth but to that which kills.»
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
(Writer)
| About:
Courage,
Knowledge,
Life,
Sex
| Keywords:
accorded, give forth, In Humanity, kills, raised, risking, superiority, The Animal