Those who are slow to know
suppose that slowness
is the essence of knowledge.
(Nietzsche: The Gay Science.)
Vauvenargues, «The things…»
The things we know best
are the things we haven’t been taught.
(Vauvenargues: Reflections and Maxims.)
Emerson, «The cherubim…»
The cherubim know most;
the seraphim love most.
(Emerson: Essays.)
Joel Chandler Harris, «Ole man…»
Ole man Know-All died las’ year.
(Joel Chandler Harris: Plantation Proverbs.)
Hazlitt, «Nothing…»
Nothing was ever learned
by either side in a dispute.
(Hazlitt: On the Conversation of Authors.)
Unamuno, «Martyrs…»
Martyrs create faith more
than faith creates martyrs.
(Unamuno: The Tragic Sense of Life.)
Thomas Fuller, «Violent men…»
Violent men reel
from one extremity to another.
(Thomas Fuller (I): The Holy State & the Profane State.)
John Stuart Mill, «He who knows…»
He who knows only his own side
of the case knows little of that.
(John Stuart Mill: On Liberty.)
Ben Jonson, «A good life…»
A good life is a main argument.
(Ben Jonson: Timber; or Discoveries.)
Nietzsche, «Convictions…»
Convictions are more dangerous
enemies of truth than lies.
(Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human.)