"Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves."

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"Getting an education is not only a matter of checking the boxes as your life progresses, it is a gift which can enrich every aspect of your world."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"If you are still breathing, don not stop learning."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

Knowledge, Communication, Language, Learning, Science

"If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Knowledge, Work, Patience, Success

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Knowledge, History, Learning, Wisdom

"The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Knowledge, Distrust, Mind

"I who know many present things by my art," replied the Hermit with a smile, "have yet little knowledge of things future. Therefore I do not know whether any man or woman or beast in the whole world will be alive when the sun sets tonight. But be of good hope. The damsel is likely to live as long as any her age."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Knowledge, Future, Hope, Uncertainty

"Have books 'happened' to you? Unless your answer to that question is 'yes,' I'm unsure how to talk to you."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Knowledge, Books, Experience, Life, Influence

"Knowing more than someone does not necessarily mean that you know every single thing they know."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Knowledge, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Regret

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"About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it."

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"Getting an education is not only a matter of checking the boxes as your life progresses, it is a gift which can enrich every aspect of your world."

"If you are still breathing, don not stop learning."

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking."

"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese."

"If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come."

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

"The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust."

"Have books 'happened' to you? Unless your answer to that question is 'yes,' I'm unsure how to talk to you."

"Knowing more than someone does not necessarily mean that you know every single thing they know."

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"Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go."

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"Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense."

"Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel."

"Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does."

"One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs."

"Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined."

"About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it."

"A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug."