The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.
Ambrose Bierce
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If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order to obtain the knowledge you seek, by your own unaided efforts. -
The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom. -
To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is essentially active. -
With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on. -
Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes.
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