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|01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of | |01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)</cite> | ||
|02 = '''No man is wise enough by himself.'''<br /> | |02 = '''No man is wise enough by himself.'''<br /> | ||
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|08 = '''There is only one good, [[knowledge]], and one evil, [[ignorance]].'''<br /> | |08 = '''There is only one good, [[knowledge]], and one evil, [[ignorance]].'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Socrates]] (469 BC - 399 BC), ''Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers''</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Socrates]] (469 BC - 399 BC), ''Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers''</cite> | ||
|09 = '''Trust yourself. You | |09 = '''Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Dr. Benjamin Spock (1903–1998)</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Dr. Benjamin Spock (1903–1998)</cite> | ||
|10 = '''If knowledge can create problems, it is not through | |10 = '''If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Isaac Asimov]] (1920–1992)</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Isaac Asimov]] (1920–1992)</cite> | ||
|11 = '''A little | |11 = '''A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Khalil Gibran (1883–1931)</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Khalil Gibran (1883–1931)</cite> | ||
|12 = '''If you have [[knowledge]], let others light their [[candle]]s in it.'''<br /> | |12 = '''If you have [[knowledge]], let others light their [[candle]]s in it.'''<br /> | ||
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny …”
— Anonymous, attributed to Isaac Asimov
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