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Harmful Knowledge
“I do not approve the maxim which desires a man to know a little of everything. Superficial knowledge, knowledge without principles, is almost always useless and sometimes harmful knowledge.” —Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747), Selections from the Characters, Reflexions, and Maxims Translated by Elizabeth Lee (Archibald Constable & Co., 1903) How does a man 32 years of age arrive at this kind of wisdom? Read more at Ursprache.Read More