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“Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.”

Men War Friendship Cities Enemy Knowledge Learning Building Wall Lessons Ships Foe

Author:Aristophanes

“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

“Science ... in other words, knowledge-is not the enemy of religion; for, if so, then religion would mean ignorance. But it is often the antagonist of school-divinity.”

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Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.”

“Knowledge-full, unfettered knowledge of its own heritage, of freedom's enemies, of the whole world of men and ideas-this knowledge is a free people's surest strength.”

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Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

“Knowledge has no enemy except an ignorant man.”

Men Enemy Knowledge Ignorant

Author:George Puttenham

“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.”

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Author:Sun Tzu

“It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.”

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Author:Sun Tzu

“Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has become of age, and religion must either renounce her acquaintance, or introduce her as a companion and respect her as a friend.”

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Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“The wise learn many things from their enemies.”

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Book:The comedies of Aristophanes

Source: The comedies of Aristophanes

“Exact knowledge is the enemy of vitalism.”

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Author:Francis Crick

“Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no despotism can enslave. At home, a friend, abroad, an introduction, in solitude a solace and in society an ornament. It chastens vice, it guides virtue, it gives at once grace and government to genius. Without it, what is man? A splendid slave, a reasoning savage.”