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"Our heads are filled with 'knowledge', a knowledge that in some areas pre-empts our seeing anything at all."
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"There is only a perspective seeing, only a perspective "knowing"; and the more affects we allow to speak about one thing, the more eyes, different eyes, we can use to observe one thing, the more complete will our "concept" of this thing, our "objectivity," be."

"Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know."

"One of the most important gifts that you can give to yourself is the gift of self-education, that is the best way to grow on constant basis."

"Understand the concept of time and find ways to maximize it effectively."

"Why must ignorance be destroyed? Because it is the number one destroyer of the people of God."

"Oh, my dear Vimes, history changes all the time. It is constantly being re-examined and re-evaluated, otherwise how would we be able to keep historians occupied? We can't possibly allow people with their sort of minds to walk around with time on their hands."
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"A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird."


"Not to be greedy is, paradoxically, the highest form of looking after one's true interests."


"When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it."


"None should say: 'I can trust' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting or not trusting."
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