An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.

Quote by Anatole France

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I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall...

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall...

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses;...

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses;...

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not wish to sign his...

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not wish to sign his...

It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.

It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another...

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another...

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain...

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain...

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

All the historical books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.

All the historical books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in...

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in...

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...