Knowledge conquered by labour becomes a possession.
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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own.
quote by Samuel Smiles
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The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part IV: Vita Nova: LXXXIX
THE LIMIT OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
There is a vice in the world's reasoning. Man
Has conquered knowledge. He has conquered power;
He has traced out the universal plan
Of the Earth's being; and in this last hour
He has unmade the God which he had made.
I cannot doubt but he at length has read
The riddle of the Earth; that he is wise.
He also hath dominion charterèd
Over the lands, the oceans, and the skies,
Which toil and sweat to give him daily bread.
--Knowledge he hath, and power upon the Earth,
And long ago he had himself been God,
But for the cruel secret of his birth,
Which gave him kindred with the dust he trod,
And for the hideous ending of his mirth,
A fly--blown carrion festering 'neath the sod.
poem by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
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Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
quote by Bryant H. McGill
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One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
Sonnet: On Knowledge
Knowledge is one thing priceless, people want;
Knowledge is something gained by labor long;
Knowledge is infinite; master, you-can't;
Knowledge is changeable, much like a song.
Knowledge is deeper than the oceans deep;
Knowledge is larger than the Universe;
Knowledge is barely in life, just a peep;
Knowledge if badly used becomes God's curse.
Knowledge remains undiminished, tho' you- share;
Knowledge gives man, a civilised outlook;
Knowledge if improper, you ought to pare;
Knowledge is gained from Nature and by book.
Knowledge can make a man a wiser one;
Knowledge gives Wisdom in the longer run.
poem by John Celes
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I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.
There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
quote by Brigham Young
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It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.
quote by Carl Friedrich Gauss
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I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.
Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten.
quote by Albert J. Nock
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God sells knowledge for labour -- honour for risk.
God sells knowledge for labour, honour for risk.
Arabian, Dutch proverbs
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At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
quote by Charles Babbage
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He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
quote by James Lane Allen
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Possession
If theres anything that you want
If theres anything that you need
Theres no need to be evasive
Money talks and its persuasive
Possession
Now youre sending me your best wishes
Signed with love and vicious kisses
You lack lust, youre so lacklustre
Is that all the strength you can muster
Possession
Even when we are out of touch
Now I know that Ive seen too much
Seen too much
So I see us lying back to back
My case is closed my case is packed
Ill get out before the violence
Or the tears or the silence
Possession
song performed by by Elvis Costello
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No beast has ever conquered the earth; and the natural world has never been conquered by muscular force.
quote by Liberty Hyde Bailey
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They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.
quote by James Allen
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The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
quote by Andrew Carnegie
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Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.
quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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