Philip Stanhope Quotes on Knowledge
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The chapter of knowledge is a very short, but the chapter of accidents is a very long one.
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Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.
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Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value.
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Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.