“Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.”
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Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.
