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Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (Proverbs 23)

Feynman on Knowledge

You can know the name of the bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird. You’ll only know about humans in different places, and what they call the bird. So let’s look at the birds and see what it’s doing - that’s what counts!

Richard Feynman
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