Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

Quote by A A Hodge

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No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no...

No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no...

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written...

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written...

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know...

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know...

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

Knowledge is being aware that fire can burn; wisdom is remembering the blister

Knowledge is being aware that fire can burn; wisdom is remembering the blister

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any...

We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any...

No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want...

No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want...

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I...

I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I...

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got...

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got...

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said...

The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said...

It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us in trouble. It's...

It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us in trouble. It's...

A warriorfeeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge,...

A warriorfeeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge,...

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...