Quote#Wisdom
It is our knowledge — the things we are sure of — that makes the…
Quote byLincoln Steffens · 1866–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Autobiography (1931) as cited in The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume Five: Poetry and Criticism 1900–1950, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (2003), p. 446.
English (original)
It is our knowledge — the things we are sure of — that makes the world go wrong and keeps us from seeing and learning.
— Lincoln Steffens
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