“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.”
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“Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out.”
― The Allegory of the Cave
― The Allegory of the Cave
“It is paradoxical, yet true, to say, that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense, for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects.”
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“One must always be careful with books and treasure them.”
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“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
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