Quotes by Samuel Johnson about Knowledge

5 quotes by Samuel Johnson about knowledge

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Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

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He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and...

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, ...

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

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Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in...

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

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