"His progress through life was hampered by his tremendous sense of his own ignorance, a disability which affects all too few."

Wisdom, Ignorance, Knowledge, Self, Humility

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"His progress through life was hampered by his tremendous sense of his own ignorance, a disability which affects all too few."

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"That's the fashion. Fast as the speed of light, they say. Ha! It's got no soul, sir, no heart."

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"He stared at his feet. "I'm still very ignorant, he said, "but at least I'm ignorant about really important things."

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"Cats, Dog considered, were clearly a lot tougher than lost souls."

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"Everywhere's been where it is ever since it was first put there. It's called geography."

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"A stink. A stench. A foulness in her mind, dreadful and unforgiving. A compost of horrible ideas and rotted thoughts that made her want to take our her brain and wash it."

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