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29 05, 2016

The virtues (and folly) of science and scholarship

By |2016-11-02T11:52:12-04:00May 29th, 2016|2016, Academia, Europe, Everything Else, Libraries, Literature, May, Philosophy, Quotes, science|0 Comments

The virtues (and folly) of science and scholarship: learning merits its laurels, but to what ends, if life (and self-knowledge) is neglected? “Envy, curiosity, and a sense of the imperfection of our present state, incline us to estimate the advantages which are in the possession of others above their real value. Every one must have remarked, [...]

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