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|37 = '''Real [[knowledge]] is to know the extent of one's [[ignorance]].'''<br />
|37 = '''Real [[knowledge]] is to know the extent of one's [[ignorance]].'''<br />
     <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Confucius]]<br /></cite>
     <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Confucius]]<br /></cite>
|38 = '''[[Words]] constitute the ultimate [[texture]] and [[stuff]] of our [[morale|moral being]], since they are the most refined and delicate and detailed, as well as the most universally used and understood, of the [[symbolism]]s whereby we express ourselves into existence.'''<br />
|38 = '''Words constitute the ultimate texture and stuff of our [[morale|moral being]], since they are the most refined and delicate and detailed, as well as the most universally used and understood, of the [[symbolism]]s whereby we express ourselves into existence.'''<br />
     <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Iris Murdoch]]<br /></cite>
     <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Iris Murdoch]]<br /></cite>
|39 = '''You [[teaching|teach]] best what you most need to [[learning|learn]].'''<br />
|39 = '''You [[teaching|teach]] best what you most need to [[learning|learn]].'''<br />

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George Orwell (1903–1950) Why I Write
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