Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. - Alfred North Whitehead

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In ordinary life, the action of a third party does not free the contractor from an obligation; but the advantage of making a contract with heaven is that intentions are valid currency.

Alfred North Whitehead

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.

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The motive of success is not enough.

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Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude.

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Great people plant trees they'll never sit under.

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Human nature loses its most precious quality when it is robbed of its sense of things beyond, unexplored and yet insistent.

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Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them.

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We will never recognize the true value of our own lives until we affirm the value in the life of others.

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Colin Powell

Don't just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice; it's about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect.

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Machado de Assis

In ordinary life, the action of a third party does not free the contractor from an obligation; but the advantage of making a contract with heaven is that intentions are valid currency.

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Penn Jillette

Reading the Bible is the fast track to atheism. Reading the Bible means starting at "In the beginning. . . " and throwing it down with disgust at ". . . the grace of the lord Jesus be with all. Amen. " I'm sure there are lots of religious people who've read the Bible from start to finish and kept their faith, but in my self-selected sample, all the people I know who have done that are atheists.

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Lee Child

I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months from the first blank screen until 'The End.

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