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Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.

You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

Wisdom comes from within. Knowledge is acquired and can sometimes put a screen on your wisdom.

Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.

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.

A library implies an act of faith.

There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.